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minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down4·2 months agoI’m not an Apple person. Can someone explain the joke?
minus-squarenull@piefed.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73arrow-down1·2 months agoIt’s a joke about phishing scams.
minus-squarehedgehog@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up40·2 months agoThe fisherman is being fished by someone above the panel and the bait is the iPhone.
minus-squaremorto@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoPeople falling for consumerism just like fish fall for the bait?
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·2 months agoOne of Apple’s genius is making their products look premium so that you get a hit of dopamine every year when you buy a new one.
minus-squareNusm@peachpie.theatl.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoWhile that’s true, the joke is that there’s someone above the panel using “bait” to catch him. It could be any kind of phone, or anything else that’s attractive.
minus-squareitkovian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months agoI used iPhone for about 6 months or so. There is nothing premium about it, especially the App Store, which is filled with slop, as Play Store is.
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoReading comprehension is not your strong suit I guess
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-214 days agoRemoved by mod
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNot a joke. I get it now though.
I’m not an Apple person. Can someone explain the joke?
It’s a joke about phishing scams.
The fisherman is being fished by someone above the panel and the bait is the iPhone.
People falling for consumerism just like fish fall for the bait?
One of Apple’s genius is making their products look premium so that you get a hit of dopamine every year when you buy a new one.
While that’s true, the joke is that there’s someone above the panel using “bait” to catch him. It could be any kind of phone, or anything else that’s attractive.
I used iPhone for about 6 months or so. There is nothing premium about it, especially the App Store, which is filled with slop, as Play Store is.
Reading comprehension is not your strong suit I guess
no.
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Not a joke. I get it now though.
Sorry.