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[Gamers Nexus] Death of affordable computing | Tariffs impact and investigation (www.youtube.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28611045

gamers nexus just dropped a 3 hour video where they talk to various companies involved in the consumer PC space, some of whom really open up about their costs and economics and how operating in america just isnt feasible under the current tariffs

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Somehow everything will become more expensive in Europe too

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And somehow those prices won't really drop when the tarriffs are quietly removed.

I'm looking at you, energy prices.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Watch the Louis Rossman segment of the video, where he actually makes a pretty good point about why the price doesn't go back down: https://youtu.be/1W_mSOS1Qts?t=5774

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

Louis part alone needs to be extracted out as a separate one. Interesting.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fascinating perspective, I hadn't considered the business confidence angle but the metaphor of the body storing more energy from a feast after starvation was great

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago

Exactly. Uncertainty leads to higher prices, because businesses need to weather potential higher costs to them. Protectionism leads to higher prices, because it cuts out foreign competition, and competition is what leads to lower prices.

Louis Rossmann is 100% correct here IMO.