He sold his kidney for iPhone 4, or pffffthaaaaaaaahahahahaa!

He sold his kidney for iPhone 4, or pffffthaaaaaaaahahahahaa!

A few years ago, back in the ancient days of 2011, a young man called Xiao Wang really, really wanted to get an iPhone 4. He has found the phone to be a status symbol, a luxury item, something that one had to have in order to ”be someone”. Sadly, the boy, or rather his parents, have not had the money to spend on such frivolities. Desperated and needy, the boy took drastic measures; he sold his kidney. Selling his body part earned him 3200 dollars, enough to buy the smartphone that he wanted. Wang did not worry about losing the kidney – after all, people can live with only one just fine.

Unfortunately (or fortunately if you are a mean asshole who has no personal interest in the story), fate had its plans for young Wang. Unhygienic conditions in the hospital where the boy had his organ removed caused an infection in his second kidney. Bacteria caused permanent damage to the organ, which now requires regular – and costly – dialysis, while chaining Wang to bed.

I wonder if he has any new smartphones since that time.

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