The end of the “de minimis” exemption for cheap parcel shipments, nearly a century old, is prompting countries everywhere to suspend shipments to the U.S.
But yeah, this… bodes very badly for anyone who wants to repair or modify basically any electronics.
Almost none of that shit is made in the US … been a while since RadioShack was a thing.
Maybe we will eventually get a domestic mfg base and supply of such repair parts…
But I don’t know enough about the specifics to give a … financial viability or timeline estimate.
I also know that the vast majority of US ‘Custom PC Assemblers’… basically are already absurdly overpriced and inefficient, with very manual processes.
I dunno. Maybe somebody in a laptop repair shop somewhere will figure out what types of little connectors and doodads can maybe be actually made here?
You will just have to buy for more money through a company that imported it in bulk I guess, it’s not the end of the world, just another big beautiful Trump price inflation.
Well, when the entire economy is crashing, no one has more money, other than the corpos, who will only use that money to figure out how to make everyone else have… even less money.
I guess it depends on if by end of the world, you mean closer to: dramatic shift in social norms and living standards… or… earth gets eaten by a black hole.
Excuse-me I was trying some lighthearted irony, but yeah the situation is shitty for you guys. I’m watching from the sidelines (them being another country) so I can only imagine the stress you feel.
Honestly at this point and seeing how the protests that are organized are insufficient and/or ineffective I’d advise to leave that mess before it’s too late, but not everybody can uproot themselves.
I hope things get better. And if you need specific help to try to emigrate to Europe you can reach out to me if you want.
I am currently disabled, basically broke, all I can do is PT full time untill I recover more, and yeah, if disability benefits get slashed, I’ll be homeless and dead in about 3 months…
Oh yeah excuse-me for some reason I didn’t registered you needed advanced parts.
All good lol!
But yeah, this… bodes very badly for anyone who wants to repair or modify basically any electronics.
Almost none of that shit is made in the US … been a while since RadioShack was a thing.
Maybe we will eventually get a domestic mfg base and supply of such repair parts…
But I don’t know enough about the specifics to give a … financial viability or timeline estimate.
I also know that the vast majority of US ‘Custom PC Assemblers’… basically are already absurdly overpriced and inefficient, with very manual processes.
I dunno. Maybe somebody in a laptop repair shop somewhere will figure out what types of little connectors and doodads can maybe be actually made here?
You will just have to buy for more money through a company that imported it in bulk I guess, it’s not the end of the world, just another big beautiful Trump price inflation.
Well, when the entire economy is crashing, no one has more money, other than the corpos, who will only use that money to figure out how to make everyone else have… even less money.
I guess it depends on if by end of the world, you mean closer to: dramatic shift in social norms and living standards… or… earth gets eaten by a black hole.
Excuse-me I was trying some lighthearted irony, but yeah the situation is shitty for you guys. I’m watching from the sidelines (them being another country) so I can only imagine the stress you feel.
Honestly at this point and seeing how the protests that are organized are insufficient and/or ineffective I’d advise to leave that mess before it’s too late, but not everybody can uproot themselves.
I hope things get better. And if you need specific help to try to emigrate to Europe you can reach out to me if you want.
… do you know anyone I can sham marry?
Basically not joking.
I am currently disabled, basically broke, all I can do is PT full time untill I recover more, and yeah, if disability benefits get slashed, I’ll be homeless and dead in about 3 months…
Or possibly interned in some kind of camp.
Personally no, sadly, but I’ll DM you maybe we can find way.