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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I'm not an Apple person. Can someone explain the joke?

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 74 points 2 months ago

It's a joke about phishing scams.

[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 42 points 2 months ago

The fisherman is being fished by someone above the panel and the bait is the iPhone.

[–] morto@piefed.social 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People falling for consumerism just like fish fall for the bait?

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social 7 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] itkovian@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit I guess