I believe the point was “I am specifically asking for an iphone cable so you know that I have an iphone and not an inferior android”, which is not actually a flex because nobody thinks iphone users are cool except iphone users.

I guess this is based on the idea that iPhones are expensive or exclusive? Or rather, some people think that iPhone owners think they’re elite for having what is actually the most common phone in the US? They haven’t been the most expensive phones on the market for at least 7 years.