Rotten to the Core: Why We Don’t Fuck With Apple
There’s always someone who can’t believe it.
“Wait, you don’t have FaceTime?”
No. We don’t have FaceTime. We don’t use iPhones. We don’t touch MacBooks. We don’t buy Beats, iPads, or AirTags. We don’t play with Apple anything. Not because we’re broke. Because we’re not dumb enough to pay premium prices to support a morally bankrupt tech empire that exploits workers, polices creativity, and sells you overpriced trash in a pretty box.
This isn’t anti-tech snobbery. It’s moral clarity. Because Apple isn’t just another shady company. It’s a top-tier offender, and it has been for years.
Child Labor, Sweatshops, and Lies
Let’s start with the factories. Apple loves flashing that “Designed in California” badge like it means something pure. But the iPhone in your hand was built in a Chinese sweatshop, likely by a contractor like Foxconn or Pegatron. And those facilities have a history that’s not just grim, it’s criminal.
In 2020, Apple cut ties with Pegatron after the company was caught using student laborers for night shifts and holiday shifts, a direct violation of Chinese labor laws. Apple claimed ignorance. But when you’re the richest company in the world and you’re contracting someone to build your products, ignorance isn’t an excuse. It’s complicity.
And Foxconn? That’s a horror story with a corporate logo. Foxconn’s factories have been documented in multiple investigations for brutal overtime, toxic conditions, and even installing suicide nets after worker deaths. Labor rights groups and journalists have reported cases of underage workers, falsified audits, and intimidation of whistleblowers for over a decade. These aren’t rare scandals; this is the business model.
The Cult of Control
Apple doesn’t just abuse labor. It smothers creativity and locks you into its empire. Want to fix your iPhone? Good luck. Apple has spent years lobbying against right-to-repair laws so they can keep you chained to the Genius Bar. Want to run your own app store? Forget it. Apple takes up to 30 percent of all App Store revenue and bans any developer who pushes back. In 2021, they kicked Fortnite off the platform after Epic challenged their payment rules, a fight Apple lost in court but still drags its heels on.
And let’s talk about control. They track you, lock you in, and punish anyone who tries to leave the walled garden, from developers who challenge their rules to users who dare to look for alternatives.
Shit Products at Premium Prices
And for what? Sleek junk. MacBooks that overheat, iPhones that shatter if you breathe too hard, and batteries that conveniently degrade just in time for the next model drop. Apple was caught throttling device performance and paid hundreds of millions to settle the lawsuits without ever admitting they had done anything wrong.
And AirPods? Designed for the landfill. Glued-shut guts, non-replaceable batteries, and a short shelf life guarantee that you’ll be back to buy another pair long before you should have to. Apple’s “innovation” isn’t about tech, it’s about locking you into a cycle of overpaying for fragile, disposable gear.
The Steve Jobs Cult Was Bullshit
Steve Jobs wasn’t a visionary. He was a corporate egomaniac who terrorized employees, denied paternity of his daughter, and stole ideas from better minds. He glamorized exploitation and sold it with a turtleneck. People still cry when they mention his name, but what he built was a culture of elitist cruelty wrapped in brushed aluminum.
The Soft Tyranny of “You Don’t Have Apple?”
The worst part is how brainwashed everyone is.
“Wait, you don’t have FaceTime?”
No. We don’t have FaceTime. Because we don’t use tech made by companies that employ children, overcharge customers, throttle performance, and rig the system against repair and transparency. It’s not about being edgy. It’s about drawing a line. When you buy Apple, you’re buying into all of it. The sweatshops. The throttling. The surveillance. The lies.
We don’t fuck with Apple because we’re not stupid enough to clap for bullies.
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