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XKCD Bot (xkcd@mastodon.com.br)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025 23:37:21 JST XKCD Bot

#3073 - Tariffs
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1. Person 1: You know how I blocked all news sites at the start of 2021 to avoid spoilers for Avatar 2, and then forgot to start checking them again? Person 2: Yeah, we've been meaning to talk to you about that... 1: Well, I just checked the news for the first time, and why is the economy tanking? 2: Uh, the president is mad at other countries and imposed lots of tariffs. 1: Wait, who's the president now? 2: Donald Trump. 1: ...Still?? 2: No, again. 1: Ok, fine, what's a tariff? Why is he doing this? 2: You know that pizzeria your company orders from? They don't buy anything from YOU, right? 1: Why would they? We do geotechnical landscape surveys. 2: Right, so they're ripping you off! YOU'RE paying THEM tons of money, and what are YOU getting for it? 1: I mean...pizza? 2: See? They're not helping YOUR business at all! What a ripoff! 1: What would they even buy from us? I guess we could survey a pizza... 2: Yes, perfect! You refuse to let the delivery driver past your security desk unless they Venmo you for an equivalent value of LiDAR scans. 1: Wouldn't they just stop taking our orders? 2: Perfect, balance restored! 1: Ok, but I still want pizza. 2: Can't you just make one? You have all that gear. 1: I don't think a pizza made with LiDAR diodes would be very good. 2: Ugh, why is everyone so picky about toppings? Hidden text: "[later] I don't get why our pizza slices have such terrible reviews; the geotextile-infused sauce gives the toppings incredible slope stability!"
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