He’s far from alone. ”Y’all can keep this 3 eyed demon phone,” tweeted Juice Wayne (@visecs). “Hahahahaha SO happy there’s a million tweets about the new iPhone 11 and how it’s messing with peoples #trypophobia, when I AM PEOPLES,” added Aida Keene (@AidaGoose). “Please stop showing the pics to explain what trypophobia is YOU’RE FREAKING ME OUT.” And when a woman in the Philippines (@donbosconovitch) posted an image of what that freaking out looks and feels like it went viral, earning more than 10.6K likes in less than 36 hours. While some on social media have been mocking the reactions of trypophobes, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs might well have understood. He famously suffered from koumpounophobia, an aversion to buttons that was so intense, it fueled his passion for the sleek, elegant design that Apple products are known for.
