• Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    There’s literally no such thing as price gouging with luxury products. People have to stop equating a bad perceived value with price gouging. If you don’t think it’s a good value, don’t buy it. There’s nothing about any Apple product that is a necessity that you can’t live without.

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      13 hours ago

      You’re absolutely correct. Price gouging is when you significantly raise the price of essential goods during an emergency.

      Like selling water for $20 a bottle in the aftermath of an earthquake.

      Apple products aren’t essential goods.

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        11 hours ago

        Jesus Christ I’m using actual fucking terms here. Luxuries are good beyond basic necessities. You don’t need a fucking iPhone.

        This isn’t a matter of opinion. By literal economic definition, Apple products are luxuries.