I've written 100+ stories on profitable tech founders for @acquiredotcom | I share insights here | Currently on a mission to become Argentinian
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What I feel like people don't understand about this trade war is that the US pretty much IS the global consumer market.
Fail to ship profitably to the US and your TAM pretty much gets cut by 50% for all but the cheapest goods. There's literally nowhere else to sell this stuff
People are noticing finally...
Interesting thing I noticed
Everytime I go to America it increasingly looks more like Europe and vice versa
Because every single thing made is just resold but made in China so in a way the Chinese design how our cities look like now
From things like uniform patio umbrellas to window frames to kitchen materials
Before there'd be an American supplier and a Dutch supplier that had specific differences in style for their country/region
Now it's all Chinese so the highest value per dollar product wins and Americans and Europeans agree on the same best product
Bit related to Michel Houellebecq's quote about global uniformity "the whole world will start to look like an airport"
Unlike him I don't think it's necessarily bad btw, I just noticed it, I think it's progress
Left: US, right: NL
I'm not a firebrand about the issue but just noticed that on Canva there are over 118K FREE image assets for China with Hong Kong and Taiwan highlighted as part of it.
Every other country only has about 12 free assets on Canva.
These guys think of everything
When I lived in Chicago I'd go get drunk in the Polish sports bar up the street in Avondale then play the gas station slots while eating chips on a Wednesday night. Let me tell you, that was a great way to meet some characters.
Went to the Chino corner store near my house and noticed for the first time two packs of Cabrales 250g of coffee is less expensive than one 500g pack.
I asked the shop owner and he said, "Yeah man, for whatever reason Cabrales and Coca Cola do that since they feel you'll use it faster in the small pack."
That doesn't seem correct does it? Can someone explain this to me?
All the foreigners complaining about Argentine prices need to:
1. Get out of Palermo
2. Check out how locked in the chip prices are. Takis are now 2 dollars a bag. When I first showed up during the "great era" chips were like 4 bucks a small bag
Imagine a store in the US or Argentina doing this. Can't do it
I'd agree. BA is not for the nomad life. If you're trying to jump around and have cheap fun then you SHOULD be in Vietnam and Thailand right now.
Come to Argentina once you're ready to be serious and be part of something that's growing. It's just not economically or politically there yet
Currently reading Red China Blues by @WriterWong. Incredibly well-written. Also one of the most detailed accounts I think you can find of the Tiananmen incident as well.
Gave me a lot of insight on the things I saw and felt living in China from 2017-2019. Where it all came from etc.
We need more people today willing to give a balanced account of China like Jan did. Too often now you can only find sources speaking only about the good points or only about the bad points.
It's easy to see why: if you write about the bad points while living within the country, you'll soon have police knocking. If you write about good points, you'll get on the Xinhua payroll tomorrow.
I'd love to talk more about my experience publicly but I find myself nervous about the gov nerfing my chances to re-enter. Not that I experienced anything particularly bad either.
My Argentine wife informed me I'm probably the first yanqi in existence to have Obra Sociale military healthcare (through her job).
There are new frontiers everywhere
"Bad products from popular businesses scare people away from buying better products from smaller businesses."
Very interesting quote from a Bootstrappers founder I'm writing about.
A poorly executed product on a large scale can initially tank whole industries
Funnily enough I've never seen more positions for content writer positions open at businesses before today.
Copy and creative has only gotten higher demand because of AI not less
The rise of B2B as opposed to B2C is a symptom of growing wealth inequality.
Why try to make 1000s of people happy who could pull out at any time due to financial insecurity when there are just a few who will pay you more, complain less, and keep on paying?
I run a B2B business. I get it.
Saw a video the other day claiming China could be gearing up to invade (or at least do a land grab) in Russia. It makes a ton of sense if you think about it.
Who would defend Russia right now?
Chinas economy is also waning internally, they could use some sort of military push to bolster things.
The only caveat is that China hates to appear to be an aggressor. They prefer to let their opponents cast the first stone so they can say they're reacting defensively.
I'm trying to start posting more here. My big updates:
- Recently got married to my Argentine wife. Been living in Buenos Aires for 2+ years and see myself living here for the near future.
- I let @licenseserver go to the guy who coded most of it. I was going nowhere with it and didn't want to just let it die.
- Starting to build out my content agency again. Been specializing in B2B SEO content for niche industries.
- We're getting articles rolling for @Bootstraprs again. Never been a better era for tech entrepreneurship.
- Currently training for my second BJJ tournament as a blue belt.
What are you proud of getting going this year?
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