I've been trying to think about the cognitive dissonance that I might fall victim to as well as what I think I see in online discourse. Cognitive dissonance, but also binary thinking.<p>For example, if one were to compress a lot of the recent narrative we see, an alternative take on this news would be something like: <i>"Apple supports far-right billionaire who gave Nazi salute and is transphobic"</i>. An alternative (gaslighting version) could be <i>"Gay billionaire gives money to richest man on the planet who pushes Nazi propaganda"</i>.<p>If one is principled or a social justice advocate, should one then not decry (boycott) Apple and Tim Cook's actions? What about the shareholders of Apple? What about Apple employees?<p>And if you don't, is it because you don't really believe those accusations against said billionaire OR is that you would rather have your devices or your salary or your AAPL stock?