He'll regret it later, a kidney is worth more than that but it's really priceless for ones own health. I watched a news program a few weeks back, China's need for more organ donations has increase a lot in recent years and of course some people are using illegal means to get it.
Really a mad mad world. Wasn't this posted by someone else? it was on bbc.co.uk think it was posted via the chatbox
Apple are clearly doing a good job at promoting their devices. the boy will regret it later though, can you imagine selling a kidney for a SNES... may seem awesome on the day but looking back now you would really
Obviously not smart enough to know that your health is more valuable than a gadget that will be considered an "older version" next year. I don't understand why he would think it's worth it. Just the thought of surgery never mind taking an organ out is scary.
^ So true, Apple really are one of the top marketers in the world. The demand of their products outstrips their supply with every new release, its crazy. I also think it has something to do with materialism that exists in the younger generation of China. Video if anyone is interested: [video=youtube;4nv52eZWYy4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nv52eZWYy4[/video]
Technology becomes obsolete overtime, therefore price drops. Why not just work for the money and buy ipad 3? By the time you work, you would have enough money to get the newer version.
the hell would a 17yr old boy want with an ipad2.. he could have easily sold his body off to some child molester and kept his kidney. This kid is no different from girls selling their bodies to buy LV.. uneducated.. and want to buy into the 'guai lo' hype.. he fuckin' lucky to be alive.. how'd he go about getting his kidney removed..
I think the point will be driven home once something falls onto his ipad and breaks it, or someone steals it; ie. he ain't got another to sell. But, the problem here isn't that stupidity exists, but the combination of teenage stupidity with the social milieu of a society and government that only cares about making money with absolute disregard for any sense of ethics or morality. Only then will you have situations like this. One seriously needs to think if such an incident could have occurred in another country. Or better yet, in which countries that such things could have happened? In this regard, despite China presently being the world's most economically powerful nation it nonetheless behaves with the moral turpitude of a say, a nation like Paraguay. IMHO, all the more reason to mourn the lost potential with the end of the Beijing Spring back in '89.
+1 That's true, there is a hype amongst the teenagers of wanting designer stuff or products that make them 'cool'. At the end, is it worth it?
