Hannah Rosen
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Interesting. Do you think that that's a perspective from an expert looking on high and doesn't take into account people's feelings about service work or people's connection to factories or, you know, all these kinds of things that Trump talks about, the things that people are missing? Because it sounds so easy when you say it.
Interesting. Do you think that that's a perspective from an expert looking on high and doesn't take into account people's feelings about service work or people's connection to factories or, you know, all these kinds of things that Trump talks about, the things that people are missing? Because it sounds so easy when you say it.
Interesting. Do you think that that's a perspective from an expert looking on high and doesn't take into account people's feelings about service work or people's connection to factories or, you know, all these kinds of things that Trump talks about, the things that people are missing? Because it sounds so easy when you say it.
Right. I see. The problem is way more complicated than that. And from someone like you who looks at the big picture of the economy, it feels like an evolution, and it's a little confusing why we would want to undo it.
Right. I see. The problem is way more complicated than that. And from someone like you who looks at the big picture of the economy, it feels like an evolution, and it's a little confusing why we would want to undo it.
Right. I see. The problem is way more complicated than that. And from someone like you who looks at the big picture of the economy, it feels like an evolution, and it's a little confusing why we would want to undo it.
Okay, here's another big question. Americans are, in fact, used to cheap prices and infinite options. Is that fair to say?
Okay, here's another big question. Americans are, in fact, used to cheap prices and infinite options. Is that fair to say?
Okay, here's another big question. Americans are, in fact, used to cheap prices and infinite options. Is that fair to say?
Oh, it's funny you should mention dolls. So Trump did make the statement about dolls. Kids could have two instead of 30. And I am not pretending that Trump was making some kind of well-developed policy statement. No. But it is a diagnosis that people on all sides of the political spectrum have also made over the years.
Oh, it's funny you should mention dolls. So Trump did make the statement about dolls. Kids could have two instead of 30. And I am not pretending that Trump was making some kind of well-developed policy statement. No. But it is a diagnosis that people on all sides of the political spectrum have also made over the years.
Oh, it's funny you should mention dolls. So Trump did make the statement about dolls. Kids could have two instead of 30. And I am not pretending that Trump was making some kind of well-developed policy statement. No. But it is a diagnosis that people on all sides of the political spectrum have also made over the years.
So what do you think about that sentiment in the context of this tariff-heavy moment?
So what do you think about that sentiment in the context of this tariff-heavy moment?
So what do you think about that sentiment in the context of this tariff-heavy moment?
That's an excellent example. I totally see what you're saying by central plenary. I got that concept immediately. It's like shifting culture from the pulpit, as it were. But, like, why not go back to dying eggs? Like, don't you need to be forced into artificial scarcity?
That's an excellent example. I totally see what you're saying by central plenary. I got that concept immediately. It's like shifting culture from the pulpit, as it were. But, like, why not go back to dying eggs? Like, don't you need to be forced into artificial scarcity?
That's an excellent example. I totally see what you're saying by central plenary. I got that concept immediately. It's like shifting culture from the pulpit, as it were. But, like, why not go back to dying eggs? Like, don't you need to be forced into artificial scarcity?
Like, is there a universe in which higher tariffs do have a potential to shift consumer habits and maybe help out this addiction to cheap? Because we all know that the addiction to cheap encourages bad labor practices and pollution all over the world. So it is a big problem that's hard to shift.
Like, is there a universe in which higher tariffs do have a potential to shift consumer habits and maybe help out this addiction to cheap? Because we all know that the addiction to cheap encourages bad labor practices and pollution all over the world. So it is a big problem that's hard to shift.