This seems pretty important to crowdsource and talk about, so I’m gonna go ahead and risk violating the no politics rule from a few days ago, because I don’t see a better community to ask this. My defense for it not “being politics” is, I’m asking you to keep it to purchasing decisions and how the details of how the tariffs are likely to work, as opposed to who did what. This thread has the potential to save people lots of money if it gets big!

Tariffs are gonna make things more expensive for Americans; what are you planning on buying now instead of later, or stockpiling a little of?

  • coffee_with_cream@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    10 days ago

    This is only tangentially related, but the best thing you can do is make stuff instead of buying it. Somewhat ironically, community building and self sufficiency will be more important than ever. Yeah everyone is going to say electronics but I feel like we all have enough of those already. Forbidden knowledge is far more valuable. Kind of doomer but… that’s where I’m at lately.

    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
      51·
      10 days ago

      they can take your home

      they can take your stuff

      they can take your freedom

      they can take your very life

      they can never take your knowledge

      they can never take your strength of will

      they can never take your drive to beat them

      you can only give them. don’t give in.

      • BigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 days ago

        You can eat my dog,

        You can eat my truck,

        But you eat my flag and you’re out of luck!