Thought of the day .

[C.J.]

Putting my shoes on this morning and what do I see?

They’re ‘assembled’ here but not necessarily ‘made here’. There is a difference. Take for a moment and stop to think about exactly how much of your life that you’re currently living isn’t made here. How will these potential tariffs affect you? Maybe they look good in the long run but can you survive the short term?

I’ve recently made a couple major purchases before any tariffs hit, because I realize nothing is made here in America anymore. How about you? What is your life lookin like now, and in the near coming future, with any potential tariffs.

 

[Floorist]

Putting my shoes on this morning and what do I see? View attachment 20764

They’re ‘assembled’ here but not necessarily ‘made here’. There is a difference. Take for a moment and stop to think about exactly how much of your life that you’re currently living isn’t made here. How will these potential tariffs affect you? Maybe they look good in the long run but can you survive the short term?

I’ve recently made a couple major purchases before any tariffs hit, because I realize nothing is made here in America anymore. How about you? What is your life lookin like now, and in the near coming future, with any potential tariffs.

Supplies of some foods will get tight.

 

[MSLI]

Life is more of a process with intended directions, that we need to observe, be curious about, understanding and give it time before judging. If we try to force results onto the opposition, we only create an enemy, rather than an adversary, both moving towards a process for improvement. Hopefully that makes sense peace out .

Watching the golf channel today and the interviews after the second round. I was impressed with David Kim’s reply, when asked how he remained so focused. he replied by saying he’s working the process and not concerned about the results or looking at the leaderboard. That’s what I’m talking about. If we forget about the noise around us and focus on the process, the results will take care of themselves. Just like what happened with Emilio Grillo and his hole in one today. Life is not predictable, examine the results, then change the process to increase the percentages for the desired result. Sometimes the ball hits the flag stick and rolls into the water for a penalty stroke and other times it rolls around the cup six times and then drops into the hole….. Leave the results to fate, and only focus on the process.

 

[highup]

Gotta be careful though. My ex tried those kind of negotiation tactics, which is why she’s now my ex. Some people, or countries, don’t play that way.

It's good to be the King. Would you want to be Panama, Canada or Venezuela, making demands on the US?

 

[highup]

Putting my shoes on this morning and what do I see? View attachment 20764

They’re ‘assembled’ here but not necessarily ‘made here’. There is a difference. Take for a moment and stop to think about exactly how much of your life that you’re currently living isn’t made here. How will these potential tariffs affect you? Maybe they look good in the long run but can you survive the short term?

I’ve recently made a couple major purchases before any tariffs hit, because I realize nothing is made here in America anymore. How about you? What is your life lookin like now, and in the near coming future, with any potential tariffs.

I'm not concerned the slightest to be quite honest. I think the world recognizes for the first time in 4 years, America has a leader. The know where he stands and they know that when he says something, he's "not joking".
He says he wants an equal playing field not trade imbalances.
China imposed a restriction on some precious metals sales because of the tariffs.
All our medicines are made in China.
Maybe this will wake us the hell up and give the middle finger to environmentalists, this allowing us to mine for whatever "rare earth minerals" we have here.
Is it not absolutely crazy that our biggest threat owns our ass and WE ALLOW IT.
Will China sell us chips for our military jets should we ever be at war with them?
Will they sell us medicine if we're at war with each other?
How did we not know this was possible?
...we did, but $$$$" is a temptress.

 

[C.J.]

How did we not know this was possible?
...we did, but $$$$" is a temptress.

The people that outsourced everything we need for daily life knew exactly what they were doing. We, as Americans, all went along with it because we, as a whole, are too dumb to think about anything but the immediate price we’re gonna pay for something; and now here we are all paying the extended cost for everything.

Another thing to think about is the fact that some of the stuff we do make here in the USA isn’t the best of quality compared to what’s available from other countries. We’ve lost our edge and don’t give a crap about anything but profit. Boeing is a perfect example of this. The term for this is enshitification. I don’t think there is an actual fix for it because the real problem is our mentality, which is so deeply engrained in society.

Kinda funny, then sad, when you stop and think about the gravity of the situation. I’m thankful that I’m older and a little more insulated than a lot of people out there. It’s gonna get rough before it gets better.

 

[MSLI]

The people that outsourced everything we need for daily life knew exactly what they were doing. We, as Americans, all went along with it because we, as a whole, are too dumb to think about anything but the immediate price we’re gonna pay for something; and now here we are all paying the extended cost for everything.

Great Observation, CJ. I think it’s a combination of dumb and lazy. That’s why it’s so important to teach the younger and older generation about long term function. Because! If the process doesn’t provide a long term foundation, then all the continued short term gains could be hypnotizing and conditioning us to remain dumb and lazy.

 

[highup]

The people that outsourced everything we need for daily life knew exactly what they were doing. We, as Americans, all went along with it because we, as a whole, are too dumb to think about anything but the immediate price we’re gonna pay for something; and now here we are all paying the extended cost for everything.

Another thing to think about is the fact that some of the stuff we do make here in the USA isn’t the best of quality compared to what’s available from other countries. We’ve lost our edge and don’t give a crap about anything but profit. Boeing is a perfect example of this. The term for this is enshitification. I don’t think there is an actual fix for it because the real problem is our mentality, which is so deeply engrained in society.

Kinda funny, then sad, when you stop and think about the gravity of the situation. I’m thankful that I’m older and a little more insulated than a lot of people out there. It’s gonna get rough before it gets better.

Part of the problem is we can't change much. What shoe company went overseas first, Adidas ? When a major player moved manufacturing overseas and could make the same product 10X cheaper, it forced everyone else to do the same or go out of business. I don't know how this process could have been stopped. Corporation loyalty to the US changed and their markets got continually larger as society evolved. The only way to bring some of these companies back, is probably automation, making products 5X faster. Automation isn't a big employer, so what's to be gained?
Here's my fix..... I can't change anything, so....

 

[C.J.]

Part of the problem is we can't change much. What shoe company went overseas first, Adidas ? When a major player moved manufacturing overseas and could make the same product 10X cheaper, it forced everyone else to do the same or go out of business. I don't know how this process could have been stopped. Corporation loyalty to the US changed and their markets got continually larger as society evolved. The only way to bring some of these companies back, is probably automation, making products 5X faster. Automation isn't a big employer, so what's to be gained?
Here's my fix..... I can't change anything, so....

In some ways you’re absolutely right. If there’s nothing you can do about it then what’s the point in getting all worked up about it in the first place.