I was planning on reading the whole post before replying to this but it just really hits the spot. I completely agree with this statement.

I’ve worked cellular sales for years and can personally say it’s mind blowing how quick people are to want new phones. The iPhone 11 versus the iPhone XR for instance. What’s the difference? A second camera. I’ll repeat. A second camera. Yeah the phone might run a “wee” bit faster, but really?

Like, it’s my job to sell you this phone so I’m not gonna bring it up, but really? You want to trade in the phone that you invested $300+ dollars into, pay fees and sales tax, just so you can sign up for another $700+ phone that runs a wee-bit faster? Alright, I mean, your money not mine!

*sorry for the rant*

The rest of your post was extremely well done as well. Bravo.