Pluralistic: America's collapsing consumption is the world's disenshittification opportunity (16 Dec 2025)

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America's collapsing consumption is the world's disenshittification opportunity: America's loss is the post-American internet's gain.
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Pluralistic: The capitalism of fools (28 Aug 2025)

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The capitalism of fools: Trump's mirror-world New Deal.
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Pluralistic: Canada shouldn't retaliate with US tariffs; Picks and Shovels Chapter One (Part 6 – CONCLUSION) (15 Jan 2025)

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Canada shouldn't retaliate with US tariffs: It should hit the USA where it hurts, instead.
Picks and Shovels Chapter One (Part 6 – CONCLUSION): It's a deal.
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Pluralistic: The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes (07 Feb 2024)

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The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes: Monopoly destroyed America's high-tech capacity.
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