[throwaway000002]

"I'm really impressed by Apple's engineering. It's so easy to repair and recycle these phones. I've gotta think that Apple's really proud that their phones don't really end up in landfills."

He then adds, "But there's also credit due to the many thousands of people here who have figured out how to turn trash like this [shows mangled screen assembly] back into beautiful working phones."

Dear friends in Shenzhen, not all Westerner's are as shallow and fantastically, well, douchey as this asshole. We praise you for your ingenuity and unwavering work ethic. Thank you.

[petermcnister25]

Calling "shallow" the OP but also calling all people in Shenzhen your friends ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The 1st person face is a bit shocking, and he does seem a bit naive at some points, but from that to call Scotty Allen "shallow and fantastically douchey asshole" is totally uncalled for.

[neotek]

Nothing he said came across as shallow or douchey whatsoever. You, on the other hand...

[gberger]

I do not understand your comment, what does the author say that makes him a shallow douche?