| > These "regular people" that you seem to condescendingly speak about There was zero condescension in my tone or intent. I put “regular people” in quotes simply because I think most people who do follow the news absolutely don’t realize that the vast majority of people don’t. A simple litmus test for this is to ask random people you meet outside of your personal social and professional circles (e.g., the front desk person at the gym, a cashier at a grocery store, a rideshare driver… whatever) a simple question like “Who are our US senators?” or “What is the NIH?” I’ve done this, and the sentiment was largely “don’t know, don’t care”. This isn’t a criticism. It’s just an observation that some issues that some folks on HN care about (e.g., details about how lesser known parts of the government function — for example, what’s happening at the NIH and NSF) just aren’t on the radar for large swathes of the population. > absolutely notice it at the pump and at the grocery store. They aren't mindless robots. I think we agree on this, right? And my point is that price changes for most things won’t hit immediately. 1. There have been delays in most of the tariffs. 2. The impact of some tariffs will take longer to hit than others. Fresh food will be fast. Goods with longer shelf lives canned goods, alcohol, and prepared foods might take a while. |