Reply to post: I kind of expected more focus on Simon's fake iPhone

The electronics island where COPS shoot ARMY and workers are rioting

KrisMac
Childcatcher

I kind of expected more focus on Simon's fake iPhone

As a symbol of what is happening as a result of globalisation, it speaks volumes: that we exploit low income workers to keep our toys cheap, while at the same time driving demand for high-value bling that those same workers can never afford... allows those of us in stronger economies to maintain a sense of superiority and to keep the labour pool quiescent by holding out a faint glimmer of hope of a better life...

Sad that nothing has really changed since the start of the industrial revolution - we just relocate the factories whenever the local wages rise above a pittance..

Edit: Icon because he reminds me of Charles Dickens... Charley recognised exploitation when he saw it...

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