I was born in China, and I feel a bit sad for the boy. He is 17, same age as mine. I'm surprised that his decision was so immature that he didn't consider about

I was born in China, and I feel a bit sad for the boy. He is 17, same age as mine. I'm surprised that his decision was so immature that he didn't consider about his future life. Poor people in China are definitely more likely to rely on dialysis once their kidneys fail. Giving up one kidney increases the chances of complete kidney failure by about 100%. This basically means that if the boy can't get out of the poverty cycle, there's no rational reason to do this. iPad 2 is just a device with virtually no value for the future of one's life. If he instead sells kidney to pay for his education, I think I will understand. But giving up health in exchange of gadgets, in my opinion, is just crazy. There's nothing that Apple can do to help. And market regulation cannot prevent this anyway (the boy would do something else equally crazy). It's just a sad story caused these factors: - He knows about iPad 2 (maybe because his friends are showing off) - His family cannot afford (poverty cycle) - He didn't work to earn money (poor education, not enough opportunities) - He sold his kidney (immature decision, ultimately caused by education) If we can prevent any of these factors from happening, this story wouldn't be here.