Neil Freiman
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And they're saying, look, this is out of our control.
We didn't start the war in Iran.
We didn't block the Strait of Hormuz.
This is just an external variable that was foisted upon us.
And now we have to
Our expenses are growing.
Jet fuel is our second largest expense.
So we have to raise money to cover our expenses.
We need to make a profit.
And so they're shifting the blame.
There are other reasons for this, too.
Maybe last year there was an e-commerce retailer that added a tariff fee.
And so they're just externalizing the blame.
And maybe that's one reason that consumers are saying, eh, I get it from their perspective.
I don't like it, but I'm still going to pay up.
Genius move by Zuck.
I mean, think down the line when he has to make a difficult announcement.
Maybe you have to tell everyone that they need to come back to the office.
Maybe you do mass layoffs.
Who's going to do that?