On Corporate Complicity, Consumer Cowardice, and the Accelerating Doom of Late Capitalism

Between 2016 and 2021, Apple invested $275 billion in China, emphasizing labor suppression and exploitation. Internal audits revealed minimal labor costs relative to high profits. Apple’s supply chain connects to forced labor in Xinjiang, prompting corporate lobbying against accountability. Consumer choices drive this arrangement, exposing a disconnection between profit and ethical standards in capitalism.