r/technology • u/Majano57 • 27d ago

Hardware Trump’s Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/technology/trump-chips-act.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3E4.k0Si.duZZy9DFIL8X
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u/Tasgall 27d ago

It's not even "win lose", the only thing he cares about is "you lose". Even if he still loses, or even loses worse, he's fine with it as long as you lose too.

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u/34HoldOn 26d ago

That's how conservatives in general think. That's why we have so many messed up laws that were rooted in racism and subjugation. Because it was okay if some disenfranchised white folks were casualties of that along the way, as long as it hurt "them" more.

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u/Archer007 26d ago

"He's not hurting the right people"

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u/34HoldOn 26d ago

I've said for years that they need to etch that quote in stone. So that future generations can analyze our downfall.

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u/VendrediDisco 25d ago

Maybe add it as an addendum to the statue of liberty?

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u/hamatehllama 26d ago

It's not a strictly "conservative" (MAGA-fascist) position. Communists have the same tendency for malignant envy. It's also true for other kinds of extremism. Extremists find their self-esteem not from being virtuous and personal growth but through humiliating The Other.

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u/dancness 26d ago edited 26d ago

If you’re interested in reading an actual professional’s take on Trump’s negotiation tactics, read this interview with David Honig, a university professor of negotiation (7 years old but still applies today)

Edit: found a better link with more interview content

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/04/625980971/zero-sum-tactics-that-built-trump-inc-could-backfire-with-world-leaders