Sure, you could quit. Just like you said, you don't have to engage in international trade. And if you stop innovating, it leaves a gap that other people will fill (if there is demand).
Just like espressif might open a little assembly line in the US to bypass the tarrifs, and if they don't, someone else will spring up and make a comparable chip (that is, if these tariffs remain in place for years, which there's no evidence that they will, especially considering most of them are already on pause)
It's neither me nor God telling people what to do, it's just the nature of things.
Dr. Hax
npub16v…meqha
2025-04-11 22:30:02
in reply to nevent1q…kau8
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