TheOctonaut

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[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Quite apart from all these people telling you that the day used to start at sunset, I am curious as to how you came to the thought in the first place, since the moon and it's phases do not align to hours at all.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 8 points 4 months ago

OK boys you've had your fun with the sectioning, there'll be no more sectioning today.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Well that just means you've got 8 seasons of Peep Show to watch.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

April 19th?

Americans reacting to the active dismantling of their society with all the urgency of the French reacting to a small increase in the price of almond croissants.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 11 points 4 months ago

Which born-poor footballer is selling this and why did he cheat on his wife?

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 0 points 4 months ago

Lemmy 24/7: "if its free, you're the product"

Lemmy on Nintendo: "Why should I pay for online play?! It needs to be free, moderated, and exist indefinitely even after the obsolescence of the product. Otherwise, I'm entirely justified in pirating everything."

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You will (probably) not pay a tariff in your life in much the same way that will not pay the Suez Canal fee, carbon tax, employers tax or municipal rates.

We get it, you're very clever and have figured out the absolutely bare minimum of economics that higher costs lead to higher prices. The original commenter was asking a technical question about a loophole and it's been answered. You don't actually have to contribute if you don't have anything relevant to say.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

We are specifically discussing the situation in which it makes a significant difference: items which were already imported. Someone asked a question if second hand items were somehow a loophole which indicated they needed an actual understanding of how tariffs are applied, not your vibes-based fluff.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (15 children)

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It's absolutely not a contradiction, it's a technicality. You as a person will almost certainly not ever pay a tariff in your life. And there's a very small chance that a supplier might partially or entirely cover the tariff, either to retain customers during what they might hope is a temporary policy, or to undercut competitors.

I get why you want to say what you're saying though.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 24 points 4 months ago (18 children)

Tariffs are a fee you pay to import something. The assumption of the meme is that you're buying something second hand that was imported before the tariffs (or after, it doesn't matter, you're not importing it).

I mean, 99% of the time you're not the one doing the importing anyway so you don't actually pay the tariff but the company you're buying from will, and will almost certainly increase the price to make up for the higher cost to supply.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A controller that is useful only when you have that online subscription to play the back catalogue, yes.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What type of rock is a penguin, pick boy

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