Comment on [Gamers Nexus] Death of affordable computing | Tariffs impact and investigation
silico_biomancer@lemmy.nz 4 weeks agoFascinating perspective, I hadn’t considered the business confidence angle but the metaphor of the body storing more energy from a feast after starvation was great
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Exactly. Uncertainty leads to higher prices, because businesses need to weather potential higher costs to them. Protectionism leads to higher prices, because it cuts out foreign competition, and competition is what leads to lower prices.
Louis Rossmann is 100% correct here IMO.