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Re:'No idea who he is', says Trump after pardoning crypto ty... by chronci3830 on Monday November 03, 2025 @03:17AM (#45796916)
> Of course the ignorance could be a lie, which is worse, but neither option is good.

Why would it be worse?

If he knows, at least he has a plan, whether that plan is good or bad.

If he doesn’t know at all, then literally even more random shit can occur than what’s already happening.

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Re:'No idea who he is', says Trump after pardoning crypto ty... by Jyaif on Monday November 03, 2025 @03:34AM (#45797023)
Mathematically speaking, random actions can't be worse than actively bad actions.
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Re:'No idea who he is', says Trump after pardoning crypto ty... by etiennebausson on Monday November 03, 2025 @03:48AM (#45797096)
Persistently bad behavior can be anticipated and accounted for, random actions cannot. Importer have as much issue with the tariffs as they have with the unpredictability of those tariffs.

In theory, you try to limit the influence of a persistently bad actor, but it seems the U.S. didn't get the memo.

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Re:'No idea who he is', says Trump after pardoning crypto ty... by IAmBroom on Monday November 03, 2025 @10:04AM (#45799798)
That is a bizarre claim. Mathematics doesn't even enter into it.
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Re:'No idea who he is', says Trump after pardoning crypto ty... by ehnto on Monday November 03, 2025 @09:40AM (#45799476)
Just worse in regards to intent, you're right that it's probably not indicative of how bad the outcomes are going to be.
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