Comment by WalterBright
3 days ago
Outsourcing happens when it is cheaper to build something somewhere else. Tariffs can compensate for that.
Where are the starving people in capitalist countries?
The US health care system is pretty much run by the government. It is not a result of free markets.
A large part of profit maximization (i.e. optimizing) usually means reducing the amount of material needed. Isn't that a good thing?
The people who "rough it" in the wilderness still seem to be backpacking in hi tech equipment. I read about the kit that Lewis & Clark carried. No thanks. (Even on that "Alone" show, they bring hi tech equipment.)
> Outsourcing happens when it is cheaper to build something somewhere else. Tariffs can compensate for that.
Is that free market?
> Where are the starving people in capitalist countries?
The first example from the top of my head is Argentina.
> A large part of profit maximization (i.e. optimizing) usually means reducing the amount of material needed. Isn't that a good thing?
This very much depends on the industry. In software, for instance, it's exactly the opposite.
> The people who "rough it" in the wilderness still seem to be backpacking in hi tech equipment. I read about the kit that Lewis & Clark carried. No thanks. (Even on that "Alone" show, they bring hi tech equipment.)
No idea what you're talking about.
Is what a free market? outsourcing - yes. Tariffs - no.
Argentina is hardly a free market country - https://borgenproject.org/hunger-in-argentina/
> In software, for instance, it's exactly the opposite.
??
> No idea what you're talking about.
Watch "Alone". I think it's on Netflix. Compare it with the kit of Lewis and Clark.
> > In software, for instance, it's exactly the opposite.
>> ??
During the last 30+ years, the trend has always been to increase hardware use to save on development/thinking time. AI is the latest and most extreme version of it.
> Argentina is hardly a free market country - https://borgenproject.org/hunger-in-argentina/
Are you by any chance moving the goalposts?