Why does every single discussion online have to be about affirming moral outrage? Why aren't we allowed to talk about other things, like how tariffs may affect the stock market?
Why does every single discussion online have to be about affirming moral outrage? Why aren't we allowed to talk about other things, like how tariffs may affect the stock market?
>Why does every single discussion online have to be about affirming moral outrage? Why aren't we allowed to talk about other things, like how tariffs may affect the stock market?
Well, given that my mother just retired, how the stock market is doing affects her quality of life since it may determine how much money she has. So I'm quite upset that one moron can mess with people's life savings through utter stupidity.
And though one has to prepare for downturns with regards to returns and such (having a fixed income component, cash wedge, etc), there is a level of negligence that borders on the criminal:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter#Criminally_neglig...
There's also the fact that, as a Canadian, my country was slandered with regards to an alleged drug problem on the border and was the target of earlier tariff attacks:
* http://archive.is/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/c...