cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.world · 14 days agoApple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fundwww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80arrow-down1·14 days agoThis legal bribery is disgusting
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·edit-214 days agoThis is also why I am gradually untying myself from the Apple ecosystem, and all of propriety/big tech; especially US based. When push comes to shove capitalism will not resist fascism. They will ignore all stated virtue signals and choose profits.
minus-squarePlebcouncilman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 days agoThe alternative is Google which is way worse if you ask me. At least Apple doesn’t touch your data, Google will absolutely record every bit of activity on your phone and use it with extreme prejudice to feed you ads and sell you shit you don’t need.
minus-squareVeneroso@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·14 days agoNo. It’s a tip. Thanks to the supreme court, it’s not illegal if it’s a tip! You can’t give someone a million dollars to bulldoze that orphanage. That’s a bribe. But it’s totally legal to give them a million dollars after bulldozing the orphanage, as a tip!
minus-squarefourish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 days agoYou’re mistaking paying “protection fees” for bribery. Trump is 100% gonna shake down and threaten those who don’t pay him off. Legalized extortion that dumbass Americans elected.
This legal bribery is disgusting
This is also why I am gradually untying myself from the Apple ecosystem, and all of propriety/big tech; especially US based.
When push comes to shove capitalism will not resist fascism. They will ignore all stated virtue signals and choose profits.
The alternative is Google which is way worse if you ask me. At least Apple doesn’t touch your data, Google will absolutely record every bit of activity on your phone and use it with extreme prejudice to feed you ads and sell you shit you don’t need.
No. It’s a tip. Thanks to the supreme court, it’s not illegal if it’s a tip!
You can’t give someone a million dollars to bulldoze that orphanage. That’s a bribe.
But it’s totally legal to give them a million dollars after bulldozing the orphanage, as a tip!
You’re mistaking paying “protection fees” for bribery.
Trump is 100% gonna shake down and threaten those who don’t pay him off. Legalized extortion that dumbass Americans elected.