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> Outsourcing happens when it is cheaper to build something somewhere else. Tariffs can compensate for that. Is that free market? > Where are the starving peo
by Yoric 5mo ago
> Outsourcing happens when it is cheaper to build something somewhere else. Tariffs can compensate for that.
Is that free market?
> Where are the starving people in capitalist countries?
The first example from the top of my head is Argentina.
> A large part of profit maximization (i.e. optimizing) usually means reducing the amount of material needed. Isn't that a good thing?
This very much depends on the industry. In software, for instance, it's exactly the opposite.
> The people who "rough it" in the wilderness still seem to be backpacking in hi tech equipment. I read about the kit that Lewis & Clark carried. No thanks. (Even on that "Alone" show, they bring hi tech equipment.)
No idea what you're talking about.
- WalterBright 5mo agoIs what a free market? outsourcing - yes. Tariffs - no. Argentina is hardly a free market country - https://borgenproject.org/hunger-in-argentina/ https://borgenproject.org/hunger-in-argentina/ > In software, for instance, it's exactly the opposite. ?? > No idea what you're talking about. Watch "Alone". I think it's on Netflix. Compare it with the kit of Lewis and Clark.
- Yoric 5mo ago> > In software, for instance, it's exactly the opposite. > > ?? During the last 30+ years, the trend has always been to increase hardware use to save on development/thinking time. AI is the latest and most extreme version of it. > Argentina is hardly a free market country - https://borgenproject.org/hunger-in-argentina/ https://borgenproject.org/hunger-in-argentina/ Are you by any chance moving the goalposts?