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It's really not that complicated. Someone or something. Had to finance the research that lead to the technology. So, yes. Capitalism did indeed make your iPhone. It's the driving factor of financing technological advancements outside of perhaps the military
That doesn't mean those working the lines, writing the software, cleaning the office, maintaining the buildings, etc, deserve a fiftyeleven:th rate payoff.
It's the same with all of your paraphrasing posts. It's just unnecessary. You could just let the content speak for itself without looking like a clown.
It can be true that capitalism did indeed make your iPhone, and that it's growing out of control in terms of exploitation and evolving into an oligarchy.(US)