People are living through the era with the most technological advancement in history and yet people are worse off today than they were in 1980. How is the argument that we just need more technology? How do we ensure that the benefits from these innovations actually benefit people and not just VCs.

My Grandma will live forever, right Lolo?

Whether or not these tariffs go through or not, the US has a strong grip on semiconductor manufacturing because they have power over American design, Dutch lithography, and Taiwanese fabrication. Trump’s antagonization of Taiwan (and Europe) pose a threat to America’s control on computing.