02/02/2022 :(

[spy100]

02/02/2022 

High inflation , high energy prices ,food crisis, covid crisis,climate change crisis,cargo shipping crisis,computer chips crisis...

Wars,coups,protests around the world etc etc ....at least no nukes for now.

And f...king Apple has record sales: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/27/apple-smashes-earnings-estimates-with-record-sales

I think this is it we are f...ked !

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[palle11]

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital tools for communication, learning and entertainment, powering Apple to blowout sales across each of the company’s segments, including computers, accessories and tablets.

I won't have to doubt this . The covid-19 pendamic protective protocols have really favoured some companies which Apple is number benefactor.

From your link above, you see much performance by Apple in there sales. Smart phones are in high demand, computers and other social communicating equipment and Apple is at the front of it all, the iPhones despite there high price are in good demand.

[Konfusioon]

Aside from high inflation and energy prices there is really nothing new here? Apple has had great sales before, most of the crises listed have been with us for a long time (ie climate change crisis). Some crises are very much regional (ie food crises). Sure, the situation is not ideal, but is it really any worse than before?

[NeuroticFish]

High inflation , high energy prices ,food crisis, covid crisis,climate change crisis,cargo shipping crisis,computer chips crisis...

Wars,coups,protests around the world etc etc ....at least no nukes for now.

And f...king Apple has record sales: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/27/apple-smashes-earnings-estimates-with-record-sales

I think this is it we are f...ked !

Simply put, while some ants have some problems, other ants don't care. All in all, the forest may be slowly dying, but it may have better days.
I don't see the things be significantly worse than they were 6 months ago.
And there's clearly no relation to any arbitrary date, no matter how nice it looks like.

Stop reading/watching all the crap news (since their only goal is to panic you and keep you watching), try to find something interesting to do, get a book, or a computer game, or some good series to watch, maybe also go out if possible.
You seem to go towards depression and that doesn't help anyone. Break out of it.

[dothebeats]

People really love to nitpick things and make something out of it, even if it means completely nothing.

The crises you speak of have been around for quite some time now. Due to compounded problems and the never-ending problems on the current pandemic, this is what's really going to happen. And since almost everything has shifted to distanced everything (jobs, schools, meetings, etc.)—and people becoming reliant to technology more than ever—tech companies will surely be receiving a huge piece of the cake for this, and Apple is one of them. I don't see anything wrong with it, just people shifting some of their spending to what they currently need to still be in their jobs or in their schools, which are laptops, tablets, and phones.

[ChrisPop]

Unfortunately we live in very fragile economic conditions we never seen before. Like the OP stated there is a combination of economic, medical and societal factors that is creating a lot of uncertainty in the air. However, we shouldn't hesitate to see the full part of the glass - the rapid advancement of technology is creating massive growth in productivity and unlocking even more opportunities for humanity.

An investor these days needs to weigh very carefully the growth and the risks to be successful. But this should be done in any environment anyway

[hatshepsut93]

There were always problems in the world, but what we are having now is much smaller than what we had in the past - world wars, hunger that was taking millions of lives, dictatorships that were killing thousands of their own people every day, diseases like the Spanish Flu that killed way more people than Covid-19. So don't have such a negative view on the world, it's bad for your own health.

[iv4n]

I think this is it we are f...ked !

Every now and then the same thought runs through my head! We are fucked up and nothing can save us! Just look at them, their shows, and their performance... but people still buy politicians shit, they still believe that one man can save them from everything... in 21 century we still have religious fanatics and so many wars... people against people, all I see are innocent victims... people who wanted to live normal lives ​but they got trapped... circle that never ends!
Well, hard truth is that majority is still stupid and totally uneducated about the world and global stage! There's no other explanation, I took my own example and my town, people who live here... like we are still in the 17 century! Do you think you can explain something to most of them?! I tried, and I have been called a lot of names for trying that... I know I lost my nerves, but be my guest and try for yourself...  So I guess we are fucked up... some more and some less, like always!

[jossiel]

Too sad that all necessities and basic needs are increasing. But can we fight this alone to pull the prices back? I don't think that there's a solution to it.
 
But we can make some ways of having these basic needs like what we can see in farming. If you own an acre or hectare or just a small lot, you can plant some of those plants that will give you basic ingredients and vegetables.

Although I really want to complain a lot with almost weekly increase for the price of these commodities but I'll choose some alternative and way to at least reduce the cost.

[harizen]

Don't be stressed.

Always think that there's always a rainbow after rain. Instead of stressing yourself why not think of a way to get out of this mess. It might be hard for you but with the proper brainstorming, you can plan what's the best thing to do.

Relax for some time to calm your mind. It's better to do it prior to brainstorming so you can get good and various ideas.

[spy100]

And now a metals crisis coming ...oh brother ... well this crisis are not that bad if you think ...there are opportunities to start new biz :

food crisis ---> start a farm
energy crisis --> invent some sort of battery , produce electricity
covid crisis ---> sell health products
war ---> sell ammo,weapons
protests ,revolution ---> sell news info
metals crisis --> mine for minerals
climate change --> sell eco products

...see what i mean ...biz opportunity in every crisis ,if your gov,cartels(associations) is going to let you start the biz ...the rich will get richer...the rest of us f...ked !

Don't be stressed.

Always think that there's always a rainbow after rain. Instead of stressing yourself why not think of a way to get out of this mess. It might be hard for you but with the proper brainstorming, you can plan what's the best thing to do.

Relax for some time to calm your mind. It's better to do it prior to brainstorming so you can get good and various ideas.

Problem is: we got ideas .... birocratic f...kers won't let us apply them ...


food crisis ---> build a vertical farm .... sure i can build it so can you ... sure i got the land but some stupid EU law tells me i can't do it to fact i have to built it using their standards and c...rap ...

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[Poker Player]

02/02/2022 

High inflation , high energy prices ,food crisis, covid crisis,climate change crisis,cargo shipping crisis,computer chips crisis...

Wars,coups,protests around the world etc etc ....at least no nukes for now.

And f...king Apple has record sales: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/27/apple-smashes-earnings-estimates-with-record-sales

I think this is it we are f...ked !

I don't see what one has to do with the other.

Apple has succeeded by selling an image of status to people who don't have it. If you earn the minimum wage working at McDonald's you can't buy a Ferrari, but you can buy an Iphone in installments to pay for two years to show off the little apple.

The charge of shipping crisis could have affected more, but the rest you mention, such as COVID or climate change has nothing to do with the desire to appear status.

[adaseb]

Much of apples revenue is from iPhones and you need to understand that for many the cost is subsidized with a payment plan from the carrier. Most people don’t have $1000 layout around to get a New phone every 2 years. So generally the way it works is like this.

You got a 2 year old iPhone… trade it in and get some credit for a new phone.
Your carrier pays for the phone and you just pay your monthly cell phone bills ($50-100)
2 years later… rinse and repeat.

So it’s not only rich people buying these phones.

[davis196]

I don't understand the point of your post.
What's the connection between the things you are mentioning and February 2 2022?
Do you think that Febraury 2 2022 will be the date of the Apocalypse or something?
Life is hard,but guess what.Life was never easy at the first place.
At least we are lucky that we aren't living in a World War 3 or some giant asteroid isn't heading towards the planet Earth.
Why do you even care about Apple making more revenue?You can't stop people from buying iPhones.
If Samsung was selling more smartphones,would you be pissed off the same way?

[The Sceptical Chymist]

People really love to nitpick things and make something out of it, even if it means completely nothing.

While that's absolutely true, I have to say that the past two years have been like nothing I've ever seen in my life.  Actually, a lot of the chaos kicked off when Trump was elected, and it just continued all throughout his presidency until the present day.  The COVID mess and the way governments and institutions have reacted to it just shows you how insane our leaders are.

And man, I'm getting tired of this shit.  I'm not just talking COVID, but the other stuff OP mentioned too.  Inflation is no joke, nor is the supply chain problem--and I don't hear many people talking about that.  Where I live it's really hard to buy certain food items and various other things.  I'm not sure if people are hoarding or if truckers aren't driving....but it's a mess!

I'm hoping the world can dig itself out of the hole it's in, but as time passes I find myself growing much more pessimistic.  Somebody cheer me up!!

[Mpamaegbu]

I don't know if OP's "02/02/2022" is a precursor to a disastrous happenstance ahead of time or it's just picked to highlight a uniformity in a calendar month. Well, whatever that stands for, OP should know that the world isn't without regular trivial and disasters. Even after the quoted date, the world is likely to experience more excruciating events. Look at it, five years ago it was with Ebola, Lassa Fever, HIV, Meningitis, etc, nobody knew there was going to be a thing as Coronavirus. But that's where we are today. I hope we don't experience something in future that will make Coronavirus and COVID look like child's play.

[Cryptock]

02/02/2022  

High inflation , high energy prices ,food crisis, covid crisis,climate change crisis,cargo shipping crisis,computer chips crisis...

Wars,coups,protests around the world etc etc ....at least no nukes for now.

And f...king Apple has record sales: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/27/apple-smashes-earnings-estimates-with-record-sales

I think this is it we are f...ked !

I don't know the sales figures of other computer companies, but I'm sure that all of them have their sales increase. Around the world, due to the pandemic and lockdown, probably millions of people have switched to remote work, millions of children have left school to learn from home. This automatically increases the demand for computers and other stuff that is needed to work or learning in remote mode.

[Oasisman]

I don't understand the point of your post.
What's the connection between the things you are mentioning and February 2 2022?
Do you think that Febraury 2 2022 will be the date of the Apocalypse or something?
Life is hard,but guess what.Life was never easy at the first place.
At least we are lucky that we aren't living in a World War 3 or some giant asteroid isn't heading towards the planet Earth.
Why do you even care about Apple making more revenue?You can't stop people from buying iPhones.
If Samsung was selling more smartphones,would you be pissed off the same way?

Though I really laugh at your comment, but It's really the truth.
People really love making some "end of the world" theory, especially with numbers lol.
These world problem he have mentioned where already became a problem for quite some time already, and that's also because of what people have done to our planet, and yeah they make business out of it.
Well, I have to agree, these are better than a world war or an asteroid huge enough to put humanity into extinction lol.

[Smitty Werben Man Jensen]

02/02/2022  

High inflation , high energy prices ,food crisis, covid crisis,climate change crisis,cargo shipping crisis,computer chips crisis...

Wars,coups,protests around the world etc etc ....at least no nukes for now.

And f...king Apple has record sales: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/27/apple-smashes-earnings-estimates-with-record-sales

I think this is it we are f...ked !

I don't know the sales figures of other computer companies, but I'm sure that all of them have their sales increase. Around the world, due to the pandemic and lockdown, probably millions of people have switched to remote work, millions of children have left school to learn from home. This automatically increases the demand for computers and other stuff that is needed to work or learning in remote mode.

It's certain that since the pandemic, almost everything has turned to the online system, meaning that both work and school are all done at home,
so that it must be followed by an increase in the demand for technology such as computers, laptops, and smart phones

[sarmrakib]

02/02/2022  

High inflation , high energy prices ,food crisis, covid crisis,climate change crisis,cargo shipping crisis,computer chips crisis...

Wars,coups,protests around the world etc etc ....at least no nukes for now.

And f...king Apple has record sales: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/27/apple-smashes-earnings-estimates-with-record-sales

I think this is it we are f...ked !

I don't know the sales figures of other computer companies, but I'm sure that all of them have their sales increase. Around the world, due to the pandemic and lockdown, probably millions of people have switched to remote work, millions of children have left school to learn from home. This automatically increases the demand for computers and other stuff that is needed to work or learning in remote mode.

It's certain that since the pandemic, almost everything has turned to the online system, meaning that both work and school are all done at home,
so that it must be followed by an increase in the demand for technology such as computers, laptops, and smart phones

Its everything ok with the online platform system that's why Apple can sell  and the selling is really increased during this pandemic .All the crisis what we are facing right now actually been happen for the virus covid-19 .It has really pulled back us and made us to survive with all this fact .On the other hand Apple has hold their market as they are selling most of the online and technology service .So we really need to find our solution o online so that we can really overcome all what we are badly facing right now .Hope we could pass the bad time and see the new sunshine .