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By Denver Nicks
From time to time, great swaths of humanity are united by one common purpose—to fritter away what time they have left on Earth standing or sitting or sleeping in a line to get Apple’s latest iPhone. Today, which marks the release ofApple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, is one of those days.
The conventional wisdom in these modern times says we’re too busy, pulled in different directions, frantically running from task to task in our over-connected, over-digitized lives.
But today, from Kentucky to Kansas, from Canada to Germany and across the globe humans are taking a stand that says, “No! We are not slaves to the rat race. See? We’re waiting in line for ungodly spans of time to be first to get a marginally better tiny computer because we literally have nothing better to do.”
Chicagoans Line Up for New iPhone 6http://t.co/3TH0zXqJM8 #chicagopic.twitter.com/Pfj68cIX60
— Chicago News Now (@chicagonewsnow) September 19, 2014
The line for the iPhone 6 in NYC’s Meatpacking District. 4 blocks long.pic.twitter.com/Zug9E5jykb
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost)September 19, 2014
The most people at Eaton Centre for an iPhone launch I have seen. The iReserve line is shorter thankfully. #applepic.twitter.com/icn5ilrwyY
— iOS (@iosiseasy) September 19, 2014
Iphone 6 linepic.twitter.com/Yn4SIFSQzn
— just me (@holdmyphone02)September 19, 2014
Close to 400 people in line@ChinookCentre for Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Are you in line? Which phone R U getting?pic.twitter.com/JQyxbIZYPc
— Mike Yawney (@Gadget_Guy)September 19, 2014
There is a line wrapped around Grand Central with people waiting for an iPhone. A little extreme don’t you think!pic.twitter.com/Dy8rbMbUX3
— Lindsey Benoit (@Lindzben14)September 19, 2014
Here is the line in Munich to get a new iphone! pic.twitter.com/NswomQInCD
— Lazmorph (@lazmorph) September 19, 2014
People in line for iPhone 6@ThePlazaKC (photos from our Tim Twyman) pic.twitter.com/hG7RruyZv6
— Kris Ketz (@KrisKetzKMBC)September 19, 2014
iPhone 6 line outside mall. Many were here last night as police searched mall for gunman. All clear has been given.pic.twitter.com/PKxjdplmkp
— Mark Barber (@MarkBarberWKYT)September 19, 2014
AP Photo of the line in Germany for the iPhone 6. Already.pic.twitter.com/BjyOEbBVtp
— Jay Yarow (@jyarow) September 18, 2014
iPhone 6 line SoHo store NYC. 18.5hours til launchpic.twitter.com/wnysNxX4ae
— Casey Neistat (@CaseyNeistat)September 18, 2014
This is how you know the apocalypse is near:
Streets are a mess in $AAPL line including bags of feces. Security presence is higher.
— Walter Piecyk (@WaltBTIG)September 19, 2014
Still, some people have chosen an alternate path:
Waiting in the iPhone 6 linepic.twitter.com/4CYxYLFTUn
— Stephanie Haberman (@StephLauren) September 19, 2014
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