

seen a thesis/opinion that the tariffs as positioned is a covert solicitation for bribes, a test to see whoāll line up to kiss the ring and ask for exceptions
holds some water but I donāt really see how itās expected to scale internationally? āhope the CEOs beg their national economic leadershipā?
the whole damn thing is ofc stupid but (as Iāve said in other cases) shrugging the whole off because of that is dangerous - worth interrogating even despite the stupid, because they still have impact
oh, cool, I didnāt think Iād learn a new way to hate the ālikesā clusterfuck that plagues the internet, but here we are!