I think (could be wrong) Apple is actually a little odd as tech companies go, with all, or almost all, of its production in China.
Apart from a couple of the major US manufacturers, its pretty much that the apples are coming from the same factories as the pcs nowadays, since the transfer over to Intel chips. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
Most importantly, the Reality Distortion Field is still American-made, so I think we're alright for now. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
the Reality Distortion Field is still American-made
The importance of this is not to be underestimated! That is how all of this financialization and hollowing out of the economy can be out in the open and yet have only a few actually see it. IT IS CLOAKED IN PLAIN SIGHT, by, as it is otherwise know as, the "PR Tanks" and their paradigm--the source of the Reality Distortion Field. As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
In essence, RDF is the idea that Steve Jobs is able to convince people to believe almost anything with a mix of charm, charisma, bluster, exaggeration, and marketing. RDF is said to distort an audience's sense of proportion or scale. Small advances are applauded as breakthroughs. Interesting developments become turning points, or huge leaps forward. Those who use the term RDF contend that it is not an example of outright deception but more a case warping the powers of judgment. The term "audience" may refer to an individual whose attitudes Steve is intending to affect. Often the term is used as a derogatory remark to criticize Apple's products and the effect they have on the space-time continuum.
Often the term is used as a derogatory remark to criticize Apple's products and the effect they have on the space-time continuum.
