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xkcd #3290: Trade (infosec.pub)
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xkcd #3290: Trade

Title text:

"You legs may have a comparative advantage at running, but we arms have a competitive advantage at swinging hammers, so unless you accept that we're the dominant limbs and stop hogging the oxygen, that running advantage won't be around for long."

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3290/

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 148 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have a trade deficit with the grocery store. I buy apples and they don't buy anything from me in return.

[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 23 points 1 week ago

Precisely. If anything, the country in deficit is closest to the leg in this analogy.

[–] eah@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You're getting scammed. You should tariff the grocery store. Demand that the total on the bill increase by 50% and that that increase be paid back to you. That should teach 'em.