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Chinese man who sold kidney for iPad 2 and iPhone 4 in 2011 is now bedridden for life

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https://www.foxnews.com/tech/broke-teen-who-sold-kidney-for-an-iphone-now-bedridden-for-life?fbclid=IwAR2D4OpstuApdw1WHcMnfK6UwcLvjEXO9tqZul6lQuFnRQiTwfIbtYp9ut8

 

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products.

 

Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fateful decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

Eight years on, the 25-year-old is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed.

 

If at least it would have been something with lesser price and technical depreciation. ?

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at least he gave away is life to enjoy two good devices for the whole 2 years they were decent.

10/10 would sell second kidney for new iPhones

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26 minutes ago, mxk. said:

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This is like plugging a PoE cable into your $1000 laptop. It's not funny but actually it's really funny! 

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Just now, FloRolf said:

This is like plugging a PoE cable into your $1000 laptop. It's not funny but actually it's really funny! 

idk what you mean, but sure.

 

forced, shitty humor is good stuff.

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16 minutes ago, handymanshandle said:

That's whatcha get for thinking your kidney is less valuable than a fucking phone and tablet.

He'd have gotten $10000 if he sold in Israel, but in china only $3700. Supply and demand unfortunately. 

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This is like shooting yourself ion the kidney for an iPad and iPhone. 

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ever since 1st / 2nd iphone release, it is known as the kidney phone

search "腎phone" if you are interested

it caused everywhere out of stock and price went crazy at that time

 

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They weren't kidding when they said "How many kidneys do I have to give?".

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2 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Just so you how materialistic the Chinese in China are...

its nice that you judge a whole country based off one idiot.

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sold kidney

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suffering from a decreased level of kidney function

......well yeah....that generally happens when you halve the amount of kidneys you have

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I don't feel sorry for him. If he's stupid enough to do that then he deserves all he gets. Never put your own health before anything else.

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On one hand it's hard to feel sorry for him because of this stupidity. On the other it's heartbreaking to see how a person sacrifices something so permanent to get something that's virtually obsolete by now. 

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3 hours ago, RorzNZ said:

He'd have gotten $10000 if he sold in Israel, but in china only $3700. Supply and demand unfortunately. 

Any you know this how... ?

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12 minutes ago, TechyBen said:

Any you know this how... ?

Haven't we all looked up how much we'd get for the organs of our annoying sister/brother? No? Just me? Ok then...

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13 minutes ago, TechyBen said:

Any you know this how... ?

On @RorzNZ's profile (or page whatever you call it) it says:

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That probably has to do with it. I don't know though, take what I said with a grain of salt because I suck at medical stuff.

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I think it's natural selection if you're going to risk your health for a material item that'll become obsolete in the next 2-3 years. 

I'm not saying he deserved this, I'm saying he made a bad decision without thinking of the consequences.

Also if you have to get an illegal operation to remove your kidney then that's probably a sign you shouldn't do it. It's illegal for a reason.

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Compared to most of the organ harvesting going on in china, he got a good deal.  That is if you disregard the part where someone willingly made this choice.

 

What a depressing topic.  Need some uplifting children singing falsehoods to lul me back into a more optimistic worldview.

 

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Now all he has to offer for the next iPhone is his soul, first born child, left testicle, a ham sandwich with a pickle on the side - the pickle is VERY important, and whatever else people offer shady individuals/demons/malevolent gods usually take.

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Wanted to like it with the funny smiley but I don´t think it is appropriate.

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