• Ulrich@feddit.org
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          1 year ago

          Okay, so you were REALLY saying, “Why is this surprising?”

          No that’s not what I was saying. News is supposed to be informative. Reporting that water is wet is not informative. Everyone already knows.

          You should really cool it with the caps lock, you read like a deranged individual.

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              1 year ago

              …what does a “hunch” have to do with anything? Or objective reporting? I haven’t accused anyone of not being objective.

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                Creature, just take the L and accept you’re being dense and pedantic. Yes, it’s news, obviously. Is it surprising news? Not that much if you have a brain, but not everyone is that savvy to be capable of correlating cause and future consequence. The fact that a laptop manufacturer has already stated they’re going to raise prices is news because: 1. It’s to tell the stupid people who thought (believed in Trump*) that the increase wouldn’t end up being paid by the consumers; and 2. Raises questions about how fast these companies are already planning to fuck the consumers over before the tariffs even hit. Both are perfectly newsworthy.