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by hnfong 436 days ago
> And surely "everybody else" is working on alternatives.

Well, it really depends on the competence of "everybody else"...
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iteratethis 436 days ago
Can you be more specific in what you mean by that?
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hnfong 435 days ago
If I were a lazy incompetent politician I'd do the short sighted thing (kiss the Trump ass to placate my voters) and leave the long term thinking to whoever unfortunate enough to succeed my position.
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gizzlon 435 days ago
> kiss the Trump ass to placate my voters

Why do you think that placates voters? Quite the opposite for most I believe..

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hnfong 434 days ago
Placates the "stonks go up crowd" at least.
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