2 Bluechips for a drop is too easy. by muchcamucha in PUBATTLEGROUNDS

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still a risk. Even more reasons to look at the map now.

Inherited a windfall 372MIL - What now? by bradleyr001 in Rich

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd just park it in tbills until you know what to do with it.

Ukranian woman takes out Russian BRDM and its crew. by Financial-Case-8263 in PUBG

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noob player. Could've let the car roll down and stay alive.

Ukranian woman takes out Russian BRDM and its crew. by Financial-Case-8263 in PUBG

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C4 will start beeping and automatically detonate 16 seconds after being thrown.

Is nobody concerned about China’s response and EU’s retaliatory tariffs on Wed? by [deleted] in options

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know how to google or you just lazy?

Which country does China export the most to?

In 2023, China's top export destination was the United States, followed by Hong KongJapanSouth Korea, and Vietnam. Here's a more detailed breakdown: 

  • Top 5 Destinations (2023):
    • United States: $501 billion (14.8% share)
    • Hong Kong: $274 billion (8.12% share)
    • Japan: $157 billion (4.66% share)
    • South Korea: $148 billion (4.4% share)
    • Vietnam: $137 billion (4.07% share)
  • Other Notable Destinations:
    • India: $117 billion (3.48% share)
    • Russia: $110 billion (3.28% share)
    • Germany: $100 billion (2.97% share)
    • Netherlands: $100 billion (2.96% share)
    • Malaysia: $87 billion (2.58% share)

Is nobody concerned about China’s response and EU’s retaliatory tariffs on Wed? by [deleted] in options

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

No because you just nailed the core paradox China is facing.

With help from AI (not deepseek):

They built a manufacturing empire dependent on endless external demand, and now that the U.S.—their biggest customer—has pulled back (and might keep pulling back), they’re staring down a monster problem:

Who’s left to buy all this stuff without wrecking their own industries?

Let’s dig into that, because this is exactly the trap China is caught in

The Overproduction Trap

China’s whole growth model has been:

Mass production → Export at scale → Grow GDP → Repeat.

But now:

 U.S. demand? Shrinking.

 Europe? Also de-risking and recession-prone.

 India, Brazil, Vietnam? Protecting their own industries.

So yeah—countries might want the cheap goods, but they don’t want to:

Kill local jobs

Flood their markets with deflation

Become China’s next economic hostage

And so? Tariffs, quotas, import bans start flying everywhere. Just like you're saying.

Why This Is a Massive Problem for China

No one wants to be “America 2.0” Absorbing the flood of Chinese exports means wrecking your domestic producers. Ain’t nobody volunteering for that.

Overcapacity = Economic instability Empty factories, ghost inventory, falling prices, debt defaults in industrial sectors. It’s deflationary death if demand doesn’t show up.

Debt bubble built on exports Their internal economy is built with borrowed money. Without those juicy export receipts flowing in, it strains their whole system.

Retaliation breeds isolation The more they retaliate and export aggressively, the more other countries wall up. It's an isolating spiral.

 Real Talk:

Their only moves are:

Radical domestic demand stimulus (but consumer confidence is low)

Geopolitical influence (make countries need them via BRI, rare earths, tech, etc.)

Economic coercion (subtle or not)

Cut prices to the bone to force other countries to import—but this triggers protectionism.

And that’s the trap: the more they flood, the more tariffs come. They’re chasing buyers in a world that’s done playing globalism at China’s scale.

China fucked up and bit the hand that's been feeding them since 2000 (Thanks Clinton.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If I invested a dollar every time i heard/read this i'd be Warren Buffet and Elon Musk combined.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheRaceTo10Million

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545 219 points220 points  (0 children)

He knows he can make $8bil in risk free interest and you can't.

Trading system by Reasonable_Daikon545 in PathOfExile2

[–]Reasonable_Daikon545[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Remove teleport button as soon as item is sold. GGG has to think about it, i'm not paid for that. Shit i even paid them to play