[luma]

It isn't mentioned in the article, but I think it would be reasonable to suggest that a 25% tariff on nearly every component that goes into these devices might have impacted the decision. The alternative is to manufacture the device outside of the US and then importing the completed device with no tariff applied.

Trump's economic policies are doing the exact thing everyone suggested they would, forcing modern manufacturing in the US to move elsewhere or face a 25% increase in component cost across the board.

[mmrezaie]

It is so sadly funny that the strongest economy in the world can be manipulated so deeply this fast and nothing happens. This makes me want to read more about the Mongols, Romans, and Persians history. This must be a great time to do analytical research on how to measure manipulation of the mainstream opinions about well anything. I like to see some good simulators on the matter. Maybe gaming industry can help!

[eksemplar]

There is a lot of historical data on it already. Also in markets much more similar to modern markets, but it’s important to keep in mind that things are different depending on the period.

Today the most valuable parts of a country isn’t raw materials or factories, but know-how, and know-how is a lot more mobile than any other resource.

Romans faced a different threat, in that their biggest resource was the materials and the factories, and because of that, they didn’t want one region to have access to all of it. So they made their weapons in a different place than their food source.

I don’t think protectionism or nationalism has ever really worked though. You mention the Roman Empire, but it thrived the most when it was the most inclusive, tolerating every region and culture as long as they all paid their taxes on time and accepted everyone else. One of the key reasons the Roman Empire originally was so tough on Christianity and Judaism was because the monotheisms didn’t accept others.

I think it’ll be alright though, America has been through worse than Trump and the alt-right.

[tunap]

A fairly modern take on mass manipulation, circa 1964:

The Image: A Guide To Psuedo Events In America

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159979.The_Image

[wedowhatwedo]

It isn't mentioned in the article, because the Trump tariffs didn't exist when the article was written.

[goobynight]

Just shows how quick people are to arrive at causation, especially when it is something "bad" they can attempt to pin on Trump.