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This sounds like The Trial by Franz Kafka. You get thrown into a bureaucratic machine and you have no idea why. And no way to appeal.

These account suspensions scream for regulation that forces a company to explain the suspension and offer some kind of appeal process. Otherwise I see a very dark future where super large companies kill people's livelihoods and nothing can be done.

It's striking how the guy goes out of his way to not be angry at Apple. Very interesting psychology. Stockholm syndrome or just begging the king for forgiveness?

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“I do not know what I did wrong officer, but I promise to never do it again” - Peppa Pig’s dad

Now that is a comment that really captures the important thinkers of our times. He is even influencing the UK prime minister. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4AzGie3JcI

Perhaps he doesn't want to lose whatever good favor he has at Apple or risk his account beind disabled again in retaliation. The alternatives to Apple aren't exactly equivalent or easy switches to make.

"Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus"

> Otherwise I see a very dark future where super large companies kill people's livelihoods and nothing can be done.

What do you mean future? This is already the reality. I recall reading multiple threads here on HN in the last couple of months alone where people lost access to their Google accounts and only got it back because they happened to have a somewhat bigger following on Twitter or elsewhere. I think it's safe to assume that for each of these cases there are many others where the victims don't happen to be influential online personas and their cases just go unnoticed.

> Otherwise I see a very dark future where super large companies kill people's livelihoods and nothing can be done.

Hmm, this sounds very familiar, like a certain political class was doing this recently.

Is it not possible that the person did not take it personally? What is getting angry, if not taking things personally?

> It's striking how the guy goes out of his way to not be angry at Apple. Very interesting psychology. Stockholm syndrome or just begging the king for forgiveness?

What would getting angry accomplish?

It is an expected human reaction to a slight. Although some people react with fear, maybe this was the case (?)

Others are mature enough to control their emotions and react appropriately to the situation in a way that is most likely to accomplish what they want.

Did you read the part where they got exactly what they wanted, by doing something that a tiny minority would even think of doing?

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