Apple CEO backs China’s ‘open’ Internet vision as censorship reaches new heights

Re:Apple CEO backs China’s ‘open’ Internet vision as censors... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @02:02PM (#15854633)

Again, it isn’t his money. It isn’t his savings, it’s yours. People are all high and mighty about other people’s money, but shut up when it’s their own.

Apple doesn’t care so much about making stuff in china as it does sells stuff. It is their second biggest market, quickly becoming its first, and is very profitable. Taking china out of Apple would remove probably 50%+ of its market cap, Cook would be put in an insane asylum by his board very quickly.

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Re:Apple CEO backs China’s ‘open’ Internet vision as censors... by Chaebixi on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @04:35PM (#15856245)

> Again, it isn’t his money. It isn’t his savings, it’s yours. People are all high and mighty about other people’s money, but shut up when it’s their own.

Again, ownership and stewardship of money isn't the highest good, and shouldn't be the compass that we use to guide all of our moral and ethical decisions (checked only by bare-minimum legal compliance).

Your logic is the same kind of reasoning that could easily be used to justify abusive sweatshops, child labor, and worse.

You also assume too much: some of this money is my own, though that's irrelevant. I'll be high and mighty about anyone's money if it's being used to prop up something unjust.

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