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Speak for yourself, dude. I would say "no". Tons of us would say "no". There are various things on this spectrum that any business can choose to do, or not do
by veidr 9y ago
Speak for yourself, dude.
I would say "no". Tons of us would say "no".
There are various things on this spectrum that any business can choose to do, or not do: use child labor, use political prison labor, dump toxic waste in public streams and rivers (after funding lobbyists to make it legal), etc.
- gthbdk 9y agoAnother hard 'no' here. There's a even strong chance I'd actively hamper company operations surrounding the project, and bust out psychological warfare on management until fired.
- justadeveloper2 9y agoMe too. The point about Apple is that they are abetting human rights violations. The Chinese treat their people like animals.
- saimiam 9y agoThis is just crazy talk @ The Chinese treat their people like animals. Millions lifted out of poverty. Nationalistic fervor. Chinese tourists traveling abroad (shows affluence.) I'm no China apologist but we could do with less grandstanding overall.
- zhte415 9y ago>The Chinese treat their people like animals. The Chinese are the People, that's the point. Socialism. That's the definition of socialism. The way you phrase 'The Chinese treat their people' is what socialism exists to fight against... or that's the ideological angle... You cannot confuse nation, nationality, and identity for mainland China. They're rolled into one, which is perfect for the current hegemony.
- kryptiskt 9y agoEven simpler, they could just allow sideloading of apps so they don't have to be the gatekeeper defending China's interests.
- veidr 9y agoYou're absolutely right; there's a moral dimension there, too. (And not just in China. For instance, Apple banned an app I used to keep rough tabs on how many civilians my democratically elected government was killing with drone strikes.)