> Luckily, people who run massive international corporations generally don't make decisions "out of spite" or they wouldn't have a massive international corpora

> Luckily, people who run massive international corporations generally don't make decisions "out of spite" or they wouldn't have a massive international corporation in the first place. People who run the largest economy on the planet do make decisions out of spite, e.g., "Justice Department moves to fire at least 12 officials who investigated Trump": * https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276334/justice-department-firings-trump-special-counsel-jack-smith https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276334/justice-departm... So acting like we're in a rational situation and dealing with rational counterparties would itself be irrational. > What you're suggesting is like childishly flipping the table. Or it could be a reasonable response at an attempt at (economic) bullying. There are some people who only understand a punch in the face.