The West has basically removed itself as a competitor to Russia ergo subsidizing the cost of building industry by simply leaving a void. It was so obvious that the sanctions were going to blow up in our face.

[–] blterrible@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Uh, have you seen the Chinese economy recently?

[–] LemmeAtEm@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, and it is booming. It keeps outperforming the sputtering western economies by leaps and bounds.

[–] blterrible@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ain't no party like a 50 cent party 'cuz a 50 cent party don't stop.

[–] hackerwacker@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Can you talk like a normal person please

[–] KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Much easier to go from scrub weed to tree than to keep growing as a tree.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yeah, cause that's totally a sensible comparison to make

[–] jaspersgroove@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It absolutely is, that’s why the article is using percentages and not dollar amounts

Going from $1 to $2 is a 100% increase but you’re still fucking broke afterwards, and the guy whose $1,000 only grew by 1% still made 10 times more money than you lol

Maybe instead of spending all their money murdering Ukrainians they should be trying to create a country where the leading cause of death for young men isn’t alcoholism

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe invading Ukraine is how they're trying to change the leading cause of death for young men.

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

come back when you learn the concept of purchasing power kiddo

[–] jaspersgroove@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Good point, now they can purchase more vodka and Iranian missiles that occasionally actually work lol