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The idea that the government introduced export controls on it because they "fell for the marketing" is stupid. It's much more likely they're being vindictive. There's plenty of evidence that that's how the current government acts.

[datsci_est_2015]

Little bit of column a, little bit of column b. A lot of the actions of the current USG seem to occur at the intersection of shared interests but different motivations, consider that:

  - apocalypse-cult evangelicals (Mike Johnson types)
  - secular RE development globalists (Kushner types)
  - white supremacist / eugenicist weirdos (Stephen Miller types)
  - SV / tech billionaire stooges (Vance types)
  - media / propaganda old guard (Koch, Murdoch, Heritage)
  - Morally bankrupt grifters / influencers (too many to mention)

all seem to somehow be under the same tent right now. Luckily for us, history points towards such unlikely alliances as being fragile and short-lived. Unluckily, when such alliances have gained power they usually don’t let it go without making sure lots of people suffer first.

Edit: I call it an unlikely alliance because there are represented many reactionary accelerationists who all have a different vision of what America should look like after the revolution.