Anyone who buys an iPhone 6 now should be despised

Since the iPhone 6 was launched on the 19th, it has not been launched in mainland China. Groups of Chinese people have lined up outside Apple stores in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and other countries. In an Apple store in the United States, more than 10 Chinese people got into a fight while queuing, and three people were arrested.

The crowds queuing at the scene of the rush to buy goods were noisy and cutting in line at will caused dissatisfaction. There was even a scene where garbage was all over the floor and many Chinese people fell asleep on the floor. An American policeman insulted these people: "It stinks!" After these scenes were reported back to China, the Chinese people felt ashamed.

Meanwhile, at Shenzhen Customs, people were caught smuggling iPhone 6s in a variety of ways, with one man even wearing three pairs of underwear to hide eight iPhone 6s. Shenzhen Customs has seized more than 1,800 phones in just five days.

As a result, domestic netizens have blamed the "scalpers" and "they have brought shame to the Chinese people" seems to be the view of the vast majority of netizens. So, what is driving these "scalpers" to lose face?

To put it bluntly, it is of course driven by profit. The original price of a Hong Kong version iPhone 6 with the lowest configuration was more than 4,000 yuan, and the highest price in Beijing Zhongguancun was 21,000 yuan. Now, after the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that "iPhone 6 has entered the final review stage", the price has dropped, but most of them are still above 10,000 yuan. With such a huge price difference, it is natural to do such a small embarrassing thing. Compared with those who are willing to commit crimes and take risks under the drive of high profits, these small embarrassments seem to be insignificant. Driven by profit and even reckless, this kind of thing is not only done by the Chinese. Marx once vividly described how profit distorts human nature, and he was talking about Westerners at the time.

The question is, who are the scalpers going through so much trouble to bring iPhone 6 to mainland China to sell it to? You know, the iPhone 6 will be on sale in mainland China in a few days. If you buy it now, the price will be much higher than it would be then. Why are those who buy iPhone 6 now willing to be "suckers"? Most of them are out of vanity and the desire to show off, as if holding an iPhone 6 now makes you awesome, "trendy, cool, and stunning." But in fact, the people who use iPhone 6 now are not as cool as they think.

We often hear an advertising slogan, "No buying, no killing." In this case, it means "No buying, no shame." Many people say that iPhone 6 is using the psychology of Chinese people to experiment with various alternative marketing methods. Facts have repeatedly proved that the Chinese mainland market is indeed a bit "stupid and rich." This is the real shame. So, if you see someone holding an iPhone 6 now, please look down on them.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.