News Forum - Kidney for an iPhone meme condemned by doctors, commenters

[Thaiger]

A Facebook post from Laos has gone viral and upset many people for its unsafe message about the expensive new iPhone. The post was captioned “Agreed for iPhone 14” and showed 3 people holding up their new Apple phones and lifting their shirts, revealing bandages on their abdomens, implying that they each sold their kidney to afford the price, trendy gadget. The new iPhone is retailing for between 41,000 and 45,000 baht, a hefty price tag for a country like Thailand, where the minimum wage is about 9,000 baht a month, let alone Laos where the minimum wage was raised […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

41 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

new Apple phones and lifting their shirts, revealing bandages on their abdomens, implying that they each sold their kidney to afford the price,

Not surprising at all. If you don't have prestige, life is meaningless.

[Janneman]

Luckily for them the makers are from Laos. If they were Thai the government would have used the 'fake news' laws. Even when it is obviously a joke.

[HiuMak]

iPhone pro is for Siri-ously rich.