Is Apple evil? Yes. Of course. 100%. But in a far more dangerous way than the cliched, cartoonish, contorted new Evil List article in Slate suggests.
Slate contends that, sure, Amazon is a bully and a tax cheat, Facebook is a bad employer, and Google is a haven for sexual harassers and abusers. But Apple - Apple according to Slate - is one of the most egregious offenders and yet has been, curiously, forgiven for their evil. Apple has gotten away with it all!
What`s worse than bullying and cheating and being bad to employees, and providing a haven for sexual harassers and abusers in Slates book? What crime does Slate think we`ve failed to hold Apple accountable for?
Why... purveying crystal prisons, of course.
But, let`s back up a bit.
The cult of Apple
Slate starts off by retreading the most tired of cliches right in the title - the cult of Apple. Because Apple customers are a cult, Apple, unlike every other big tech company, just isn`t held accountable for their evil....
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