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7 years after trading his kidney for an iPhone 4, Xiao Wang is dying
- tchaffee 8y agoThe "related phones" advert at the bottom of the article made for an even stronger dystopian feel than I was expecting.
- chadlavi 8y agoLasted longer than an iPhone 4 would have.
- lowtolerance 8y agoMy boss still uses an iPhone 4. iPhones are nothing if not durable.
- AdamGibbins 8y agoReceived a settlement from an underground hospital? That doesn't sound too underground. Are China OK with "underground" hospitals then, and just sue them when things go wrong?
- hopler 8y agoPaying a dumb kid to not go to the authorities sounds underground.
- hopler 8y agoPhonearena is reblogging and adding negative value. https://www.idropnews.com/news/chinese-kid-now-24-disabled-for-life-after-selling-kidney-for-an-iphone-4/90317/ https://www.idropnews.com/news/chinese-kid-now-24-disabled-f...
- craftinator 8y agoSo this kid is dying, Phone Arena is using his story to generate views (and income), and they leave this gem of a blurb at the bottom: "The moral of this story? It is better to purchase the things you want by paying with the fruits of your own hard earned labor instead of using a shortcut." These guys are assholes. I suggest a boycott, and a DDOS.