🫨 20 years later and people around the world are still lining up outside Apple stores to buy the latest iPhone [China, India, etc]

[KAL-EL]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S25+.

I have no need for Iphone. lol.

That's a hell of a good phone.

I myself use a Google pixel

I've owned one iPhone my entire life for a couple of years. The XR model. It was just okay in most areas, but really good in a few others.

It's a decent enough phone, but it's more known to be a fashion statement.

Nothing personal to iPhone users here,

 

[Feroze]

That's a hell of a good phone.

I myself use a Google pixel

I've owned one iPhone my entire life for a couple of years. The XR model. It was just okay in most areas, but really good in a few others.

It's a decent enough phone, but it's more known to be a fashion statement.

Nothing personal to iPhone users here,

I would not buy an overpriced iPhone. I dont care about fashion statements.
I care about practicality and affordability.

East Asians are smart like Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese.

But Americans are little crazy with their overpriced shit.

 

[KAL-EL]

I would not buy an overpriced iPhone. I dont care about fashion statements.
I care about practicality and affordability.

East Asians are smart like Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese.

But Americans are little crazy with their overpriced shit.

I don't care about having a fashion statement either, was just saying that it is in fact a fashion statement worldwide.

And iPhones have been actually pretty good Sellers in China.

Doesn't matter to me one way or the other, I'm perfectly happy with my Google pixel 10

 

[Beijingwalker]

China Observer is pure Falun Gong nonsense and fake news.

Just take a look at their posted videos, it is just 100% China doomsayer clickbait.

It's the most ridiculous dedicated China bashing platform on Youtube.

By the way, over 80% of the Chinese phone market is dominated by domestic brand and Iphones sold in China were mostly also made in China, we are supporting our own supply chain industries and employment attached to them.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Hmmm... That's what a CCP employee would say.

We are just ordinary Chinese, nothing to do with CCP.

And CCP represents China's ultimate strength, and of course most Chinese want them to be successful.

As for you Americans, would you feel comfortable to see Americans rooting for China?

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S25+.

I have no need for Iphone. lol.

Samsung is solid. My S21+ continues to work fine.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

As for you Americans, would you feel comfortable to see Americans rooting for China?

Those would be the Democrats.

They root for everything except America.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Those would be the Democrats.

They root for everything except America.

Not the establishment corporate democrats, but the Gen-Z socialist democrats.

Your old school democrats like Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have no love for China just like Donald Trump.

I would say that China right now is far from being perfect, and got rooting by external non-Chinese groups like a large percentage of your Gen-Z demography for example, it gonna incentivize them to keep improving.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Not the establishment corporate democrats, but the Gen-Z socialist democrats.

Yeah then the Gen-Z get real jobs, a gym membership at Life Time, a $7 latte addiction, and a Tesla and that socialism phase they had while being a poor college student goes right out the window.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Yeah then the Gen-Z get real jobs, a gym membership at Life Time, a $7 latte addiction, and a Tesla and that socialism phase they had while being a poor college student goes right out the window.

They cannot get those promised gifts from the American Dream, therefore they are going to choose socialism.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

They cannot get those promised gifts from the American Dream, therefore they are going to choose socialism.

Of course.

Why work for something if someone is just going to hand it to them?

Makes perfect sense to me.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Of course.

Why work for something if someone is just going to hand it to them?

Makes perfect sense to me.

They also believe that the capitalism in its late stage has been completely monopolized by its oligarch class, and it is nearly impossible for grassroot people to build up its wealth by self-made.

Either evolving into true socialism or a completely revolution to dismantle everything into ground zero, then revert back into early capitalism stage where everybody can have the opportunity to make a fortune.

 

[KAL-EL]

Of course.

Why work for something if someone is just going to hand it to them?

Makes perfect sense to me.

Exactly! why go out and be a productive member of society if I could just sit in my basement and play video games and have everything else handed to me

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

That's what brainwashing will do to you.

I don't know about Canada, but here in the US, the public schools have been indoctrinating students for years. At the university level, it is worse. Or was.

About 25 years ago or so, we had a guest speaker come in for a seminar in project management for the local PMI chapter. About halfway through the morning session, the lecturer started in on a rant that was not in line with what he was there for.

At the break, I advised him (as I was Chapter President) if he planned to continue with that direction after the break, I would end the lecture right there. Otherwise, it was expected he stick to the purpose of his visit as well as apologize for going off script.

He complied.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

They also believe that the capitalism in its late stage has been completely monopolized by its oligarch class, and it is nearly impossible for grassroot people to build up its wealth by self-made.

Yes, you have completely figured it out. Capitalism has been around for ages and suddenly at this point in time it all collapses like a house of cards.

Either evolving into true socialism or a completely revolution to dismantle everything into ground zero, then revert back into early capitalism stage where everybody can have the opportunity to make a fortune.

You yourselves have turned your back on true Socialism..so you don't have a foot to stand on.