Parents Need to Sue Apple!

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Every now and then there's a news report that elicits a number of reactions. One of those caught me unaware on the news today. News outlets are reporting that two major investors in Apple, including the California State Teachers' Retirement System, are calling on Apple to "do something" about the "addiction" that children have to smart phones. Y'know, I'm still trying to process that after seeing it, hearing it, and reading it a number of times. Apple's new iPhone X costs a grand. That's one thousand dollars. How many 12-year-olds do you know who have an extra thousand bucks lying around to buy a phone with? I think the parents need to sue Apple. After all, it's obviously Apple's fault that parents are being coerced into buying iPhones for their kids, even children who aren't legally old enough to have an account on any social media outlet (where the minimum age is 13-14 years old). No doubt there's a "parents must buy an iPhone for little Johnny and Suzy" app buried deep inside the iOS that forces parents to purchase these things (and the accompanying cell phone plan) for their kids. Parents are totally innocent here! They have no option!! Worse, they cannot remove the phones from their kids' hands, thanks to the hidden magnets in an iPhone that attracts a child's hand and forces the child to stare at the phone nonstop!!!! Sue Apple, parents!! Sue, I say over this outrage!!!! (The above message is sarcasm) Here's Junior Brown with a related song: