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This is such an interesting and important conversation, why are you trolling?

like_any_other 9mo ago
Do you understand that this trick no longer works? When you pretend you don't know about China [1], nobody believes you are being sincere. There are only others pretending along with you. I will not be wasting my words on this charade. Go pretend you have the knowledge of a 5-year-old somewhere else. [1] Though the advice is generic - no country should let their local tech entirely wither, no matter where it gets moved.
- techblueberry 9mo ago
  Agreed, so then why have we enacted a trade policy that helps China grow their trade surplus 20%? https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/chinas-trade-surplus-surges-20-to-a-record-1-2-trillion-even-with-trumps-tariffs/ https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/chinas-trade-...
  - like_any_other 9mo ago
    Because all the smart economists in charge stood around doing nothing while industry vanished, and the only one that actually did something was a moron. If your team of doctors is letting the injured bleed out in a ditch, don't complain when someone actually tries to help, but does it wrong. Also your question has nothing to do with my initial post. It's not even tangential.
    - techblueberry 9mo ago
      These economists don’t sound all that smart.
- nkmnz 9mo ago
  If China is the hostile competitor, then why is Trump threatening or imposing 200% tariffs on France[1], 25% tariffs on countries such as Germany and Denmark[2], and random numbers on their friendly neighbors from the north[3]? These are the kind of tariffs the study is about: the trade wars Trump has started with friendly nations. The study is not about China. And so is my question why Denmark is treated like a hostile nation. P.S.: If you seriously think I didn't know you were referring to China, you need to do some more thinking while reading. [1] https://www.france24.com/en/trump-threatens-200-tariff-french-wine-macron-refusal-join-board-of-peace https://www.france24.com/en/trump-threatens-200-tariff-frenc... [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_trade_war_with_Canada_and_Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_trade_war_w...
  - like_any_other 9mo ago
    Again you are just talking past me, ignoring what I wrote. I don't know why Trump is doing what he's doing. I was talking about the total lack of guidance coming from economists on how to turn the situation around. My post was two sentences long, and said nothing but that. The only way you could misunderstand it is deliberately. > If you seriously think I didn't know you were referring to China I literally accused you of knowing, i.e. "pretending not to understand". I assume you'll find some nonsense tangent or deliberate misunderstanding again, so this is is the last reply you're trolling out of me.
    - nkmnz 9mo ago
      using a rhetorical figure ≠ pretending not to understand

Do you understand that this trick no longer works? When you pretend you don't know about China [1], nobody believes you are being sincere. There are only others pretending along with you. I will not be wasting my words on this charade. Go pretend you have the knowledge of a 5-year-old somewhere else. [1] Though the advice is generic - no country should let their local tech entirely wither, no matter where it gets moved.

techblueberry 9mo ago
Agreed, so then why have we enacted a trade policy that helps China grow their trade surplus 20%? https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/chinas-trade-surplus-surges-20-to-a-record-1-2-trillion-even-with-trumps-tariffs/ https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/chinas-trade-...
- like_any_other 9mo ago
  Because all the smart economists in charge stood around doing nothing while industry vanished, and the only one that actually did something was a moron. If your team of doctors is letting the injured bleed out in a ditch, don't complain when someone actually tries to help, but does it wrong. Also your question has nothing to do with my initial post. It's not even tangential.
  - techblueberry 9mo ago
    These economists don’t sound all that smart.
nkmnz 9mo ago
If China is the hostile competitor, then why is Trump threatening or imposing 200% tariffs on France[1], 25% tariffs on countries such as Germany and Denmark[2], and random numbers on their friendly neighbors from the north[3]? These are the kind of tariffs the study is about: the trade wars Trump has started with friendly nations. The study is not about China. And so is my question why Denmark is treated like a hostile nation. P.S.: If you seriously think I didn't know you were referring to China, you need to do some more thinking while reading. [1] https://www.france24.com/en/trump-threatens-200-tariff-french-wine-macron-refusal-join-board-of-peace https://www.france24.com/en/trump-threatens-200-tariff-frenc... [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_trade_war_with_Canada_and_Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_trade_war_w...
- like_any_other 9mo ago
  Again you are just talking past me, ignoring what I wrote. I don't know why Trump is doing what he's doing. I was talking about the total lack of guidance coming from economists on how to turn the situation around. My post was two sentences long, and said nothing but that. The only way you could misunderstand it is deliberately. > If you seriously think I didn't know you were referring to China I literally accused you of knowing, i.e. "pretending not to understand". I assume you'll find some nonsense tangent or deliberate misunderstanding again, so this is is the last reply you're trolling out of me.
  - nkmnz 9mo ago
    using a rhetorical figure ≠ pretending not to understand