Apparently Normal
@apparentlynormal.bsky.social
Liberal wonky technologist who likes bad dad jokes.
Favorite quote: "Beer is proof that G-d loves us and wants us to be happy"
-- Benjamin Franklin
Favorite political quote from a movie: "We're all in it together"
-- Harry Tuttle in Brazil
Favorite quote: "Beer is proof that G-d loves us and wants us to be happy"
-- Benjamin Franklin
Favorite political quote from a movie: "We're all in it together"
-- Harry Tuttle in Brazil
“Boutiques don’t have the bargaining power to press manufacturers and shipping companies for discounts. Single-person firms cannot take out loans to buy up stock and move it to the United States before a trade levy hits”
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Boutiques don’t have the bargaining power to press manufacturers and shipping companies for discounts. Single-person firms cannot take out loans to buy up stock and move it to the United States before a trade levy hits”
“Small companies have had fewer options. Many small-scale businesses lack the time, bandwidth, or travel budget to find new overseas suppliers—especially when big importers are doing so too”
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Small companies have had fewer options. Many small-scale businesses lack the time, bandwidth, or travel budget to find new overseas suppliers—especially when big importers are doing so too”
“Big companies have managed to dodge and shuffle in response: pressing their suppliers for discounts, stocking up and storing products to get ahead of the tariffs, rerouting their supply lines, buying merchandise from lightly tariffed countries”
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Big companies have managed to dodge and shuffle in response: pressing their suppliers for discounts, stocking up and storing products to get ahead of the tariffs, rerouting their supply lines, buying merchandise from lightly tariffed countries”