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minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down4·6か月前I’m not an Apple person. Can someone explain the joke?
minus-squarenull@piefed.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73arrow-down2·6か月前It’s a joke about phishing scams.
minus-squarehedgehog@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up41·6か月前The fisherman is being fished by someone above the panel and the bait is the iPhone.
minus-squaremorto@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·6か月前People falling for consumerism just like fish fall for the bait?
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·6か月前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.
minus-squareNusm@peachpie.theatl.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6か月前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.
minus-squareitkovian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·6か月前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.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-25か月前Removed by mod
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.
Sorry.
no.
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Not a joke. I get it now though.