Dotcom wasn't a bubble; GOOGL is up over 9000% since 2004.

AI is going to replace drivers, therapists, lawyers, programmers, etc., and once robotics improve, electricians, plumbers, landscaping, etc. These investments are cheap compared to those labor costs.

Coffee prices in the US surged in July, hitting a record high, and the tariff started in August (after July). Look at this chart for the last 5 years; yes, the tariffs will make a difference, but the market swings by prices much larger than the tariffs (currently 50% on Brazilian coffee, so the US will be buying less coffee from Brazil and more from other places, so the effective tariff rate is much lower; I asked an AI (you can check the answer):

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That's with the 2024 import volumes from each country; that will drop as these volumes shift, due to the tariffs. I also don't expect the 50% tariff to stand; Trump has been using tariffs as a bargaining chip, and makes deals.

And that shifting would also make local coffee prices for countries with higher tariffs drop, as you said they're doing; as less Brazilian coffee is bought by the US, there's more supply available locally.

Tariffs are not the main driver of these changes, it's climate change. This article explains the different causes, and their rough contribution to the overall increases.

Environmental conditions, like drought in Brazil, and other related issues in Vietnam and Colombia, is the main cause.

Besides the tariffs, which do make a difference, commodity markets are seeing an opportunity, and driving up prices. Taxes don't help these markets, but they can be driven by scarcity.

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This is another political hit piece from CNN, which is completely untrustworthy as a source of truth.

I said people are using non-inflationary assets to store their wealth, instead of USD.

That started in 1971, when we went off the Gold Standard: https://www.epi.org/productivi...; it lets the politicians inflate the non-backed currency, which doesn't effect people with their money in other assets.

It's an app for women to get revenge on men that have spurned them, with no accountability. It was supposed to be private, so these women believed they could get away with libel. Doxxing them was wrong, but the app was fucked up to start.

I'm sure there are some women who are using this to honestly help other women, but that number is probably vanishingly small.

Interesting, I get it, but I don't think that's happening; TSMC is investing in US fab plants, so the US does have a stake in their not being appropriated by China.

What's this have to do with Taiwan? Intel is a US company. I"m generally curious as to your reasoning.

Trump is doing so much good, including turning socialists against socialism.

I'm against socialism because I don't trust governments. Marx called socialism a stepping stone to communism, and communism has killed over 100 million people, from political purges, forced labor, famine, and other state-sponsored violence. That's what you get when you give governments too much power, which is why I'm glad people are against government power under Trump, I just hope it lasts when he's out.

How is not trusting governments compatible with socialism?

I'm glad many are seeing the possible evils of powerful governments under Trump. Any power that we give government, we should picture the worst monster possible with that power.

Agreed, Intel should never have gotten this money. They are getting it, so at least the public can have some benefit from it.

They're already spending the money, it's just giving the public something back for it. I'm sure these companies have paid some Congress critters well for this giveaway, but this is a good step at ending corporate welfare.

Sounds like it's time to End The Fed and get back on The Gold Standard.