But it doesn't matter quite that much. The tariffs but also the broader posture of the current administration seems to be about precipitating the collapse of the US economy and triggering a meltdown for the nation-state. This is but one of many steps towards this goal that were taken since January.
I've also seen the LLM angle as well as some credible reporting that this was extremely last minute. Thanks for the link!
As for a "meltdown for the nation-state" let's hope not but things are not looking good. What is abundantly clear is that the existing orders in trade, geopolitics and US politics / constitutional rules are over. Something new is emerging and I cannot see any of it as good. We'll see how it shakes out.
Seems plausible that the Tariffs plan has been generated by an LLM, which would explain why odd territories have been included in the list:
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/did-an-llm-help-write-trumps-trade
But it doesn't matter quite that much. The tariffs but also the broader posture of the current administration seems to be about precipitating the collapse of the US economy and triggering a meltdown for the nation-state. This is but one of many steps towards this goal that were taken since January.
https://america2.news/liberation-day-marks-americas-slide-towards-irrelevance/
I've also seen the LLM angle as well as some credible reporting that this was extremely last minute. Thanks for the link!
As for a "meltdown for the nation-state" let's hope not but things are not looking good. What is abundantly clear is that the existing orders in trade, geopolitics and US politics / constitutional rules are over. Something new is emerging and I cannot see any of it as good. We'll see how it shakes out.