Generations of conservative politicians have sold Americans the idea that government can and should be run like a business. That if it were run like a business it would be sunshine and rainbows with low taxes, and high quality services. Many people do genuinely believe this.
I get what you're saying and agree with the basic premise, "economies are extremely complicated and it's hard to ascribe x caused y, when so many other things can go sideways". It drives me nuts when people think the US president controls oil prices, if they did it would just be perpetually free!
Where I wholeheartedly disagree with your message is because Milei promised quick and easy solutions to Argentina's economy. He sold the story that 100 years of economic turmoil was due to corruption and gross incompetence. He promised he was not corrupt (which was a lie), and applying some basic economic principals would lead to a roaring economy (which never materialized and never will because economists already know the policies he's proposing don't work in the long run).
Yes his austerity measures led to inflation going down which his foreign apologists immediately point to, but the exchange rate skyrocketed offsetting any gains for a typical Argentine (most everything financial in Argentina is measured in USD, even ironically government fees).
If today you go ask typical Argentines "are you better off financially now than 3 years ago" the answer is going to usually be no.
I do! My religious mother said it was certain because her church Facebook group said there was an upcoming blood moon and quoted some ambiguous bible verses. She wanted me to go buy a dozen cheap tents at K-mart's store closing sale. I refused and she bore witness to me that it was the end of days.
I reminded her about the "prophesies" she spouted to me on inauguration day and she rolled her eyes and asked why I was holding onto the past.
I don't live in America, and many people here actually do use MAGA or Trumpism to describe the local right wing people and parties because they are largely just copying America...
The part few people seem to be mentioning is that visa fees are a source of funding for ICE, if companies actually end up paying these fees at current visa rates it would be $6.5 Billion annual funding for ICE
I saw an interview where one of the creators of Golden Girls said in their mind they were just making a show about four gay men sharing an apartment but because that was impossible under the Hayes Code, they layered it under four older women in Florida. I can't unsee that perspective now.
It would tickle my funny bone if you share some with Garak and Bashir so I can feel double queer-coded.
That is the end game of AI. They are free now as they are in disruption and growth phase with lots of competition. But in a few years most will have gone bust or been acquired until only 2-3 remain. Society will become dependent on them, and then they will roll out expensive subscriptions.
It's type N, the one that was invented by the EU to standardize Europe into one outlet. It was literally designed to be the best. Unfortunately killed off by lazy bureaucrats but not before Brazil and South Africa adopted it anticipating Europe would join in.
Generations of conservative politicians have sold Americans the idea that government can and should be run like a business. That if it were run like a business it would be sunshine and rainbows with low taxes, and high quality services. Many people do genuinely believe this.