Driving up the cost
So, now they get shipped back and forth across the Pacific…twice? Wow. So much “winning”.
Raw Materials -> America: +Tariffs
Incomplete chips -> Taiwan: ++Tariffs
Complete chips -> America: +++TariffsSeems rather wasteful.
This is of course drawing lines on a projected globe, rather than straight lines on a round globe. But the reality is not much better—Argentina is almost exactly on the other side of the planet from Thailand. 🫣 Thailand’s antipode is just off the coast of Peru, so very close to Argentina.
Really, really irresponsible use of resources. Especially if these pears are shipped by sea. Then it’s even worse.
The fact that the result can apparently still manage to show up in a store cheaper than peaches grown and packed locally just goes to show how fucked up the economics in Argentina and Thailand are.
Especially if these pears are shipped by sea. Then it’s even worse.
Shipping via sea is the cheapest and least greenhouse gas producing way to ship things. With the only exception being pipes, which are significantly better than ships on both fronts. However, we shouldn’t be shipping peaches via pipe. ;p
We absolutely should so I can put the end of that pipe in my mouth
You have died of dysentery.
Fucking rad
Also reminds me of this lmao
FYI, this is an AI specific chip. US manufacturing still has supply issues with low tech, cheap chips .
