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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 160 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Strap the fuck in, American people of the Fediverse. This table of lunatics is about to make your lives much harder and more dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 94 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Hate to say it, but the US isn’t the only country that is fucked. The impact is going to be felt worldwide and in a harsh way.

We’ll see how long places like Ukraine and Taiwan will last.

Ugh, the more I think about it the more I realize how bad it’s going to be.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

We’ll see how long places like Ukraine and Taiwan will last.

Last before what?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Annexation in whole or part by Russia and China respectively.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, climate change is global.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

There could be (rare) upsides. If they go through with 50% or higher tarrifs, electronics prices in EU might come down due to dumping.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

I'm not sure if I want to put my hopes for affordable electronics in manufacturer's accidentally oversupplying due to the US tariffs!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago

oh, you guys are definitely getting dumped on.