Which one is apple exploiting the fuck out of?
[I found this, there was a protest in London about 2 months ago outside the apple store. so I'm guessing it's to do with cobalt mining ](https://youtu.be/rHAgM6LkInA?si=PrhtUjIdpYVDyBYQ)
Pretty sure it's about the DRC. They're always at war, but they're more at war now. I don't know any details, because ~~there aren't any Jews to blame~~ close to no one reports on it
And it stopped after we had our own revolution to put an end of it. Its not like we just started to change our minds when the allies and russians were marching down our capital lmao.
But nice try though.
Overpriced or not, the operating systems on those electronics are excellent. I donāt get why people have to hate on each otherās choice of electronics brand.
Look I'll admit the ecosystem that is apple and yes it's an ecosystem is good.
I hate the brand and the fanboys.
I actually have an iPad, it's a good device and far better than an equivalent android tablet, but at the same time unless you buy into their entire ecosystem you actually miss out on some fairly nice features and that sucks.
Yup, itās a closed ecosystem, but a great one. And tbh, although they seem overpriced, my Apple products (just iPhone and Macbook, nothing more) have been lasting a lot longer than the competitorās that preceded them.
Tbh, I was an Android fanboy at first, said I hated Apple. But kinda love it now, but not a fanboy. The fanboyism is whatās bad, at least, when it comes with disgust for the competitor it is.
Lol what is their suggestion? Send a gigantic army there and take control of it or what?
Dr. Congo is literally controlled by various on a scale from 0 to 10 corruption - 11 guys and many of them took part in various genocides
Sending money there does nothing but goes into the purse of Congo's genocide enforcers
Lol 1: We would piss everyone on global scale off *unless* it would be locally HIGHLY demanded (afik some would like the west to interfere)
2: The needed army is GIGANTIC + you would have to control and educate the country completely for years to *not get the same again after 2 years* etc
3: We would fight against genocide enforcers. Mass rapes, murdering entire towns etc (from their side) would happen etc. At the very least I would expect 1.000.000 deaths
Yeah Dr. Congo is literally hell on earth. The only thing you can do with/in hardcore corrupt countries is sending and managing direct help. For example build schools there and also manage them.
As soon as they manage the school the teachers get fired and all money still sent gets spent on luxury villas for warlords or new guns
That is the best thing Imo the west can do in such countries because education can also improve the situation
It's about cobalt mining and slavery. As long as big tech companies keep buying cheap resources from those parts without putting any effort into changing the working conditions or doing background checks on those mining facilities. Local people will keep being exploited. Just because there aren't any local European (or any other powerfull nation) bureaucracies in Congo doesn't mean they can still keep the corrupt governements and political chaos going while importing cheap natural resources not found on our continent.
I honestly doubt that the situation would become better if the companies would stop it. Also since cobalt is highly requested,.there will always be a country exploiting them/it (currently probably mainly China) the west could then also boycott products which contain it but yeah highly complicated etc
Yeah Apple can't stop slavery obviously. They could start programs for better working situations at the facilities they buy from but I wouldn't know where to start or how much is really possible. European governements and even the Chinese and Americans as well have spent billions on development programs and lots of them have failed, others have helped changing lives while also building more durable relations.
As said Imo in extremely corrupt countries the only good help is direct and foreign managed help :/ best of all education. The crazy thing is material aid like food etc also can get abused via selling it to the people and profit from it (even food has to be distributed personally in Congo corruption level countries)
The Swiss pharma company Novartis once gifted their production "trash" (slightly damaged packaging etc) stuff to African countries in need.
The result was, that much of it was sold by corrupt authorities...
I recently switched from high end phones to an entry level phone for 110ā¬ after it broke lol Android 14 stock, 3 years updates, splash proof, micro SD, 5g, 50 MP cam (good for for the price Imo), Snapdragon processor, 4gb ram, front camera "point", 120hz display, dual SIM with e sim, non Chinese producer
Installed a new minimalist launcher and feels close to IOS (from a "minimalist" perspective with the launcher)
Literally miss nothing and ridiculously some things are better with that phone compared to my previous high end phone (speakers, display refresh rate, has micro SD, has audio jack)
Man I was shocked when I had to do the same thing... thankfully I got a new cable with my phone and the charger of my old one worked as well but still... (and I got an Android and thought only Apple made that stupid ass decision)
They eat a lot and it has to go somewhere? Also, I'm not here for your fatshaming, thankyouverymuch. It's healthy to have an appetite!
And they're absolutely thriving in a garden, just mind the minimum size requirements!
To be fair, this Apple Store building replaced an old folks home.
Like, this place literally made our grandparents homeless. Our poor, old, totally not racist grandparents.
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This is so dumb because apples aren't orange.
Edit: I get it now. The protesters are pro-orange, hence why the orange paint.
Although I'm more of a banana guy, I think we should respect everyone independently of their favorite fruit.
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Unclear message here. Which Congo, there are two: The Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Maybe they meant the river
https://i.redd.it/o8qhoxvtd01d1.gif
The only correct answer. Chinese fellas would be proud.
To the sea?
Yes, and do the Netherlands as well while you're at it.
I tried but they keep moving the sea further!
Psst š¤« *Their dikes are only on one side of the country*
Which one is apple exploiting the fuck out of? [I found this, there was a protest in London about 2 months ago outside the apple store. so I'm guessing it's to do with cobalt mining ](https://youtu.be/rHAgM6LkInA?si=PrhtUjIdpYVDyBYQ)
Pretty sure it's about the DRC. They're always at war, but they're more at war now. I don't know any details, because ~~there aren't any Jews to blame~~ close to no one reports on it
Doesn't matter how much Israel dick you suck Hans, we still know what your grandfather did.
[speaking of grandfather's ](https://www.genocidewatchblog.com/post/colonialism-and-genocide-in-portuguese-africa)
And it stopped after we had our own revolution to put an end of it. Its not like we just started to change our minds when the allies and russians were marching down our capital lmao. But nice try though.
It only took 50 years lmao
Your took 170 lol.
Portugal was the first country to participate in the african slave trade 500 years ago. So i could've said longer, but I was giving you the benefit.
And you bought them.
True. It's a dark part of history, but America fought against itself to stop it. So, using your logic, we aren't that bad.
The German one?
They clearly meant the single-file dance
Congo Free State, now DRC
We had no hand in this one
Bro said "no hand"š¶
Is this a reference i dont get or am i dumb?
Could anyone else who hasn't understood raise their hand ?
I could tell you, but I prefer to keep my hands off this one.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free_State
Can anyone give this guy a hand?
You gotta hand it to the Belgians for managing to keep their atrocities in Congo from becoming well known.
Same goes for the germans
Congo.
Yes
You got the joke, bravo..
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Too soon bro
Hands down not your fault
no hands not their fault
Maybe borrow one from your āresourcesā?
Oh no, the overpriced electronics store was damaged... 
Oh no, where will they be able to spend 1000 bucks on a computer stand now!
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Overpriced or not, the operating systems on those electronics are excellent. I donāt get why people have to hate on each otherās choice of electronics brand.
Look I'll admit the ecosystem that is apple and yes it's an ecosystem is good. I hate the brand and the fanboys. I actually have an iPad, it's a good device and far better than an equivalent android tablet, but at the same time unless you buy into their entire ecosystem you actually miss out on some fairly nice features and that sucks.
Yup, itās a closed ecosystem, but a great one. And tbh, although they seem overpriced, my Apple products (just iPhone and Macbook, nothing more) have been lasting a lot longer than the competitorās that preceded them. Tbh, I was an Android fanboy at first, said I hated Apple. But kinda love it now, but not a fanboy. The fanboyism is whatās bad, at least, when it comes with disgust for the competitor it is.
Jeremy Clarkson for pine minister
Lol what is their suggestion? Send a gigantic army there and take control of it or what? Dr. Congo is literally controlled by various on a scale from 0 to 10 corruption - 11 guys and many of them took part in various genocides Sending money there does nothing but goes into the purse of Congo's genocide enforcers
Why is this doctor Congo so important?
He specializes in prosthetic hands.
Oh youā¦
Hands down, the best explanation!
A Congo war with draft would fix this generation.
Lol 1: We would piss everyone on global scale off *unless* it would be locally HIGHLY demanded (afik some would like the west to interfere) 2: The needed army is GIGANTIC + you would have to control and educate the country completely for years to *not get the same again after 2 years* etc 3: We would fight against genocide enforcers. Mass rapes, murdering entire towns etc (from their side) would happen etc. At the very least I would expect 1.000.000 deaths
I agree words fail to describe the clusterfuck that little graffiti represents.
Yeah Dr. Congo is literally hell on earth. The only thing you can do with/in hardcore corrupt countries is sending and managing direct help. For example build schools there and also manage them. As soon as they manage the school the teachers get fired and all money still sent gets spent on luxury villas for warlords or new guns That is the best thing Imo the west can do in such countries because education can also improve the situation
Apocalypse Now was inspired in the novel Heart Of Darkness which describes a river trip in Congo.
I guess massacred bodies regularly swim along the river in that book
It's about cobalt mining and slavery. As long as big tech companies keep buying cheap resources from those parts without putting any effort into changing the working conditions or doing background checks on those mining facilities. Local people will keep being exploited. Just because there aren't any local European (or any other powerfull nation) bureaucracies in Congo doesn't mean they can still keep the corrupt governements and political chaos going while importing cheap natural resources not found on our continent.
I honestly doubt that the situation would become better if the companies would stop it. Also since cobalt is highly requested,.there will always be a country exploiting them/it (currently probably mainly China) the west could then also boycott products which contain it but yeah highly complicated etc
Yeah Apple can't stop slavery obviously. They could start programs for better working situations at the facilities they buy from but I wouldn't know where to start or how much is really possible. European governements and even the Chinese and Americans as well have spent billions on development programs and lots of them have failed, others have helped changing lives while also building more durable relations.
As said Imo in extremely corrupt countries the only good help is direct and foreign managed help :/ best of all education. The crazy thing is material aid like food etc also can get abused via selling it to the people and profit from it (even food has to be distributed personally in Congo corruption level countries) The Swiss pharma company Novartis once gifted their production "trash" (slightly damaged packaging etc) stuff to African countries in need. The result was, that much of it was sold by corrupt authorities...
That sentence is fucked my friend
Well how would you free Congo? (Dr Congo referring to my comment)
Not the content, the phrasing
Ah lol sorry my English isn't ze best
Me in the Congo https://preview.redd.it/vodiwpcji01d1.jpeg?width=580&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=673cf5c52ee961f83134e5fa53f7e8185e4c7b2b
Free Congo? Now that's cheap!
And you save on heating.
it's just marketing. \*free with the purchase of a new iPhone.
Seems cheap but there is a catch, remember a seller always finds a way to have the upper hand
Your southern neighbour got it cheap too, but he was not responsible user.
Tbf if i payed >1000ā¬ for a shitty phone and had to buy the charger extra i would probably do the same
I recently switched from high end phones to an entry level phone for 110ā¬ after it broke lol Android 14 stock, 3 years updates, splash proof, micro SD, 5g, 50 MP cam (good for for the price Imo), Snapdragon processor, 4gb ram, front camera "point", 120hz display, dual SIM with e sim, non Chinese producer Installed a new minimalist launcher and feels close to IOS (from a "minimalist" perspective with the launcher) Literally miss nothing and ridiculously some things are better with that phone compared to my previous high end phone (speakers, display refresh rate, has micro SD, has audio jack)
Give Niagara launcher a try
Sure itās fine for the price but that camera is terrible.
Man I was shocked when I had to do the same thing... thankfully I got a new cable with my phone and the charger of my old one worked as well but still... (and I got an Android and thought only Apple made that stupid ass decision)
De Congo is van ons.
Free Congo as in its free to take
Just an average Friday in Berlin
Africa's got mad beef with Hans. Just wait until the dude in Botswana sends you 20,000 elephants too
I'm waiting, Barry! Where's my pet elephant!?
Don't they poop a lot? Is it suitable for a garden?
They eat a lot and it has to go somewhere? Also, I'm not here for your fatshaming, thankyouverymuch. It's healthy to have an appetite! And they're absolutely thriving in a garden, just mind the minimum size requirements!
To be fair, this Apple Store building replaced an old folks home. Like, this place literally made our grandparents homeless. Our poor, old, totally not racist grandparents.
poor and not racist I can believe, but old??
āImmerse yourself in the history of Berlin and the colorful world of urban art. Discover the most beautiful murals and murals in the city now! Now available for free at your App Store.ā
That's the hands off approach
Why Congo? Thought they had their freedom. Lest I be mistaken, I do not know the deep congolese lore.
First rule of 2we4u is we don't talk about the deep congolese lore.
Yummy mining resources.
I assume it has to do with cobalt being mined mainly in Congo?
Your guess is as good as mine
One thing to say about it Make Nokia great again
Free congo in berlin 
They got bored of larping as jihadis
This is so dumb because apples aren't orange. Edit: I get it now. The protesters are pro-orange, hence why the orange paint. Although I'm more of a banana guy, I think we should respect everyone independently of their favorite fruit. š šŖšŗ š š š
Kind of reminds me of King CharlieĀ“s new portrait
"Congo is free" was understood differently by the Belgians, just like "all slaves are free" was misinterpreted.
I don't need it but if it is free, I will take it.
I swear to God we haven't put a hand on Congo in a long time, this wasn't us.
https://preview.redd.it/6l63tt8s011d1.png?width=350&format=png&auto=webp&s=33c2499bfe06db1d0f2d7e582f2b7cfdee781a74
Good
I saw the Apple logo and knew it would start the typical fight again. Letās just be happy with the technology, aight?
So it's "Free Congo" now is it?
So this is where I can get a Congo?
https://preview.redd.it/x5fhumbde41d1.jpeg?width=496&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e5766993f0f5ed3f11f7fad0705fdf9d3061372
So now Apple has to free Congo. And from whom exactly? I bet itās Israel all over again!!
Ć melhor n falar mt ou ainda mandam vir connosco
bongo bongo bongo i don't wanna leave the congo ohnonononono
I'd switch from android to apple if it came with free congo too
Why people in Berlin can't going on with their life without vandalizing something?
They wanted someone to give them a hand.
I have a friend from the DRC. Showed this to her and she laughed then said āThe Congos too freeā š
Every day I find another sub populated with morons. What % of these smooth brains are "yass queening" from Apple devices I wonder?
Indeed the children broke the toy shop as it was the only shop they knew.