aiquez
boosted
"the #US trade rep had ... made it eye-wateringly clear that if they regulated #tech in a way that favoured their own people, industries & national interests, the US would bury them in #tariffs.
But ... If someone demands that you follow their orders or they’ll burn your house down, so you do, and they burn your house down anyway … well, you’re a bit of a fool if you keep on doing what they tell you, aren’t you?"
- @pluralistic
