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Charges Filed After Chinese Teenager Sells Kidney to Purchase iPhone and iPad
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I'll tell you what he was thinking...
This kid was desperate for computer hardware, so he sells his organs. He's a teenager and Chinese, which are two very good reasons. Why? Being a teenager means he can do anything and get away with it. And even more importantly, he's Chinese. The kids at Foxconn are making less than a dollar an hour! How can someone in that position ever afford Apple hardware and still pay the bills? Seriously?
I'd probably do the same thing if I lived in a totalitarian socialist country, where everyone is equal, no matter how many hours they work or how difficult their job is. Or... I take that back. Not everyone's equal. The majority of the Chinese people are in the same ****** position.
And this destroys their economy outside of manufacturing. People stop caring about life and their impending doom, so they give up, which equals zero innovation. Do you think China is going to produce a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in the next 20 years? They might, but they'll be so discontented with the world around them (China), that they'll probably jump the building. Hopefully there will be a net underneath.
This kid was desperate for computer hardware, so he sells his organs. He's a teenager and Chinese, which are two very good reasons. Why? Being a teenager means he can do anything and get away with it. And even more importantly, he's Chinese. The kids at Foxconn are making less than a dollar an hour! How can someone in that position ever afford Apple hardware and still pay the bills? Seriously?
I'd probably do the same thing if I lived in a totalitarian socialist country, where everyone is equal, no matter how many hours they work or how difficult their job is. Or... I take that back. Not everyone's equal. The majority of the Chinese people are in the same ****** position.
And this destroys their economy outside of manufacturing. People stop caring about life and their impending doom, so they give up, which equals zero innovation. Do you think China is going to produce a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in the next 20 years? They might, but they'll be so discontented with the world around them (China), that they'll probably jump the building. Hopefully there will be a net underneath.
Have to wonder why donating your kidney is a noble deed and selling your kidney is wrong? The kidney ends up saving someones life in both cases.
The guy who sold the kidney seems to have needed it, so I don't know if this saves a life. More importantly, he's just really stupid. I guess he gave the kidney to someone who wasn't an idiot, so that's a good transaction.
The number one problem the new iPad has is people overhyping the apparent issues due to jealousy of not having one
Absolutely incorrect. I returned mine with a week because it was so awful.
You obviously had a very odd, and frankly, pitiful childhood if that's what you think happens in any normal circles.
The number one problem the new iPad has is people overhyping the apparent issues due to jealousy of not having one
Absolutely incorrect. I returned mine with a week because it was so awful.
I'm guessing exactly as much as ATT's unlocking policy or larry page's opinion?
Nobody seems to have a problem with those...
Well said
Most Americans don't know the life of a typical Chinese resident. When there are billions of people and few jobs, the value of human life isn't quite the same as here in the US. There are literally millions of sad stories like where a parent moves to another city for work and doesn't see his wife and kids for 10+ years all the while sending money home to feed the family. There use to be a practice that people would sell there sons to wealthy families who only had daughters in order to carry on the family name. When you have that many people who are that desperate, it's not surprising to have an over-the-top event like this. For a few days or weeks, that teenager was on top of the world in his circle of friends as the proud owner the most sought-after devices on the planet. Maybe in his eyes, it was worth it. So next time you're driving down the street in your luxury automobile drinking at $5 cup of coffee, maybe we should consider simplifying our lives a little, not act so greedy (contrary to Gordon Gekko's Greed is Good speech) and help others in the world who are desperately in need.
Most Americans don't know the life of a typical Chinese resident. When there are billions of people and few jobs, the value of human life isn't quite the same as here in the US. There are literally millions of sad stories like where a parent moves to another city for work and doesn't see his wife and kids for 10+ years all the while sending money home to feed the family. There use to be a practice that people would sell there sons to wealthy families who only had daughters in order to carry on the family name. When you have that many people who are that desperate, it's not surprising to have an over-the-top event like this. For a few days or weeks, that teenager was on top of the world in his circle of friends as the proud owner the most sought-after devices on the planet. Maybe in his eyes, it was worth it. So next time you're driving down the street in your luxury automobile drinking at $5 cup of coffee, maybe we should consider simplifying our lives a little, not act so greedy (contrary to Gordon Gekko's Greed is Good speech) and help others in the world who are desperately in need.
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Don't Jump the Gun
This seems presumptuous. If you are selling organs in a country where that is illegal, but donating is not, are you going to tell the surgeon you are engaging in an illegal activity? Probably not. You would likely tell the surgeon the patient is donating a kidney to someone in need. No need to vilify everyone.
This seems presumptuous. If you are selling organs in a country where that is illegal, but donating is not, are you going to tell the surgeon you are engaging in an illegal activity? Probably not. You would likely tell the surgeon the patient is donating a kidney to someone in need. No need to vilify everyone.
I think they verify that your other kidney is working (normally through injecting dye that is visible in xrays) before taking a kidney.
I'm not sure how explaining how kidney capacity tests are done is pushing a world view.
First, if I misread your intention, I apologize.
As for the kid...you say there are all kinds of desperate people in the world. You are absolutely right. Desperate for food...desperate for health care...desperate for human rights...desperate for freedom of speech...desperate for crucial elements of life.
But desperate for an iPhone and an iPad?? Perhaps you are right that I can't understand their motivations (or perhaps I can, but that is a separate issue), but I can see behavior...and I stand by my comment that the behavior is startlingly stupid.
Perhaps my sarcasm was misplaced, but the the fundamental comment stands. This is not selling a kidney to feed his family, this is to buy some electronic stuff.
Pathetic, to say the least...
Incredibly stupid, IMO.
you do several kidney function tests before a transplant to make sure that half a kidney will work fine.