cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28611045

gamers nexus just dropped a 3 hour video where they talk to various companies involved in the consumer PC space, some of whom really open up about their costs and economics and how operating in america just isnt feasible under the current tariffs

    • idriss@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      Louis part alone needs to be extracted out as a separate one. Interesting.

    • silico_biomancer@lemmy.nzEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      Fascinating perspective, I hadn’t considered the business confidence angle but the metaphor of the body storing more energy from a feast after starvation was great

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        Exactly. Uncertainty leads to higher prices, because businesses need to weather potential higher costs to them. Protectionism leads to higher prices, because it cuts out foreign competition, and competition is what leads to lower prices.

        Louis Rossmann is 100% correct here IMO.