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You’re babbling nonsensically again, veering off-topic and falling back into tired whataboutism. Sorry, but this is where I end my attempt to educate you on basic economics. I’m getting absolutely nothing out of this, and it’s been entirely for your benefit, assuming you’re even capable of comprehending the concepts I’ve been trying to explain.

You are only trying to kill the messenger. Read the message. Fat Americans don't want to go back to working as factory laborers. Only Trump wants that, but they don't. Did you miss that?

The investment cost of robots to manufacture goods in America, together with the additional cost of parts and maintenance, plus all the electricity needed to run them, is simply not justifiable for the majority of consumer products that Americans buy from China on a daily basis. Imagine your MAGA hat or your Trump Bible being manufactured by a robot in an American factory. You wouldn't be able to afford the price of it once it's all said and done. Cheap Chinese labor still wins.

Here is your CCP source of those images: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14595043/China-unveils-vicious-new-AI-roasting-fat-lazy-Americans-tariffs-chaos-continues.html

Why not just stick with drinking? It's clearly your strong point.

Your level of delusion is proficiently unmatched. America is an economy that is now more than 80 percent services based, and the income margins on services are exponentially higher than those in manufacturing. Turning America back into a manufacturing country would be a step backwards that devalues its current level of GDP, profitability and its entire workforce. Who exactly do you think is going to invest billions to build factories in America to produce goods that can be bought from China at a fraction of the cost? After spending those billions on factory construction, you’d then have to spend millions more training people to run them, and even then it takes years to build proper supply chains for components and raw materials. And for the foreseeable future, those supply chains would still rely on China, unless by some miracle the US starts manufacturing every single component domestically, which will never happen. By the time all that’s done, even with 150 percent tariffs on Chinese imports, it would still be cheaper to buy from China than to make it in the US. As one example, analysts estimate that if iPhones were made in the US, they’d cost around $3,500 each. So even with heavy tariffs, it still makes more sense to import them rather than waste billions trying to replicate what China already does more efficiently. And that’s assuming Americans even want to go back to working in factories, which they don’t. Most would prefer sitting in air-conditioned offices rather than standing on production lines. You’ve got this entirely wrong, top to bottom. I get that you like to blurt out whatever fantasy-based narrative fits your mood at the time, but that’s not how economics works. In the real world, people have to deal with facts and constraints, not daydreams typed from a dark little room in Chiang Mai without ever facing reality. Look, I understand that economics isn’t your strong point, and you probably shouldn’t be held too harshly accountable for your lack of understanding. But really, save yourself the embarrassment. Every time you open your mouth on this subject, you whole heartedly shove both feet in it.

But I'm pro mental retardation in the Oval Office. And so far it's working.

That's not the advice I am needing or asked for. Try and keep up.

You are holed up in a drunk-tank rehab in Kobe right now and you're worried about people in Thailand, throwing a little bit of water on each other? Really?

Another clueless righty comment about economics, exactly what the world doesn't need. The following tweet was posted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and has been viewed 13 million times already. It's a historical video of Mao saying that he will not yield to the US. That means they are prepared to fight. Trump was not expecting a fight and was expecting them to buckle. But they won't. That means Trump's plan to bully them isn't working and now he's stuffed. Trump has no Plan B except to blink and pause the tarrifs

You really don't understand or have a clue about the dynamics or the economics at play here. The trade war hurts the US far more than it hurts China. China can do without selling to the US because it only accounts for less than 15% of their total exports. Meanwhile, Americans can’t survive without cheap product imports from China. So it doesn’t matter if Trump imposes a 145% tariff or a 1145% tariff. In the end, it’s the American consumer who suffers. Trump will have to blink first. China can endure the pain far better than American politics or the American consumer can. Americans aren’t as used to this kind of trade hardship, but the Chinese are. Watch and see.

I voted for Trump.

Not one bit. But reading posts like yours, with so much of your ‘positive’ energy, really makes me think I should start investing in rope for a dramatic exit plan. You know, just to escape the sheer agony of it all, and… well, of course, your posts. They’re like the perfect cure for anyone suffering from too much optimism. In fact, drinking is probably not enough to even make your posts insufferably tolerable at all.

Thanks again for sharing your insights and experience, it’s really helpful, or at least I think it is, although I’m still not exactly sure how it applies in a more generalized laundry use context. Let me clarify my question. Just to double confirm, not necessarily for me but more in the abstract sense of machine user compatibility across varying domestic water architectures, would you say your Samsung is the most optimal choice when considering both drum visibility and emotional resonance with prewash cycles? Because I know you said 16kg was ideal for your needs, but then there was a mention of 18kg possibly being better in hindsight, which raises the question: is the limitation on capacity more of a personal laundry density preference, or would it also apply to someone using slightly thicker cottons or perhaps living at a different elevation? Also when you say it’s the machine you would buy again if you lived to 100, is that more of a metaphor for long term durability or an actual endorsement relative to other machines available now but not necessarily those that might exist in a theoretical 100 year timeline? Just want to be sure I’m absorbing the full implication before I look into options. Appreciate your clarity so far, just trying to map it to real world application in a more literal or possibly symbolic way. So which washing machine would you suggest I buy, given all of the above?

They are actually not planning on buying any more. That's when Trump will blink and pause tariffs on China "for 90 days" while treasury yields go through the roof and threaten to tank the US economy. Stay tuned.

I, for one, welcome the collapse of Hollywood, mostly because my washing machine has been communicating with low flying drones ever since Mad Max Fury Road came out. Coincidence? Doubtful. Even Tina Turner tried to warn us in Thunderdome but no one listened, not even the gangbangers who now control most regional earthquake distribution centers. Meanwhile, the girls down at the salon are fluffing their hair like it’s 1987 again, which as every proper scientist will tell you, is the final phase before spontaneous global jazz fusion eruptions. Idiots keep blaming CGI and studio interference but we true artists know it’s about power delivery failures in the Starlink uplinks that redirect creativity through Belarus. So yes, maybe China banning Hollywood is the reset we need. Maybe now we can get back to the basics, typewriters, lava lamps, interpretive dance films about quantum bananas. Or maybe it’s already too late and Tom Cruise has merged with an AI washing machine. All we can do is wait and fluff.

I must admit I was surprised to see you bring up iPrunes, thought I was the only one still taking those. A bit pricey for dried fruit, but I swear by them. Just two before bed and the next morning I’m as regular as a Swiss train schedule. I do hope tariffs don’t affect them. There’s already a shortage down here and I’ve had to resort to those knock-off prunes from San Francisco. They don’t move me quite the same way, if you know what I mean. regards, Firm believer in fibre

Which information? I haven't asked for any and you've provided too much already. But which is really the best washing machine to buy in your opinion?

No idea what you mean. I'm still confused. So which is really the best washing machine to buy in your opinion?

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