Flax brings up a great issue with unsustainably cheap shipping supported through trade manipulation and illegal subsidization. Also good comments in this thread. It's a globally destabilizing issue that deserves more attention. This is beyond my pay grade, but I suspect it will take many years to burn through this excess production globally which means many new businesses, startups, factories will never be created both in advanced and developing economies. For a hypothetical, that fishing line spooling manufacturer outside Jakarta will never be built and their economy will never get that boost in capital, labor, and taxes making them poorer. Instead, a local government funded warehouse in Fujian, with illegally subsidized oversupply will export through HK into Mexico to supply US demand for the next X years. Ty in advance for any followups on the many nuances and complexities of this issue. I know it's a contentious one.
I think Chinese manufacturing is becoming more expensive over time as the workforce matures and earns more and more - which is why we see a continuing shift towards Malaysia, Vietnam, and India. This is generally good, but pretty messy on the individual scale... The US used to be the cheap labour and resources centre for rich Europe, until all that European investment made the US rich too. This is just a natural, but brutal, economic cycle.
not expensive when you consider costs are subsidized by slave labour, transport is so efficient, there is likely decent margin left, before embezzlement occurs, that is.
Inaccurate subtitles are one of my biggest pet peeves. I’m hearing impaired, and they often completely change the meaning of a sentence or even omit key plot points.
Missing subtitles too! Big RUclips channels should just spend the money to properly subtitle their videos. It's a requirement for TV in the UK... why not RUclips (especially when you're a big channel). Not AI though... don't replace people's jobs.
on the subtitle thing, i remember watching the stretched slinky joke from ghostbusters 2 in french and english with subtitles, and they made 4 different version of the joke for some reason
Inuit languages tend to have compound words where adjectives and nouns can be combined. The "Inuit have ## words for snow" claim comes from that. It'd be akin to counting every English adjective that could be used to describe snow and taking that as a new individual word.
A lot of the express stuff mentioned are for things that get sent back by unsatisfied customers using free return options, and are thereby last stage attempts to wring some money out of a product that they can't sell as new anymore.
6:00 Pflax, I read an article about how cockroach "milk" was the super food of the future. Apparently cockroach younglings are born with a little internal pouch of "milk" that's rich in many nutrients. Farming that in the future though?
The key with chinese companies and their profits from these cheap purchases is that you're buying surplus from their factories essentially. They're not really relying on you for profit.
There are grown-ass adults who weren't born when American Pie came out, so understandable if they don't know what it means. Less understandable that they didn't just google it.
Fo how thnese companies can afford this considering the shipping, it the first world ocntries that subsidize third world countries mail service to allow for global commerce and give smaller countries the ability to sell good into theese larger economies. China takes advantage of this to flood the markets, your governmental mail service is footing the bill for our fast fashion and addiction to buyiung random shit for the cheapest price. China like to play like a massive economy (which it is) while also over burdening global treaties meant to offer smaller economies a boost
My dad did something similar to Lewis did, he bought fishing line off Aliexpress just for giggles and received, 2 months later, a freezer bag full of N95 masks. We burned them in the fireplace
Flax brings up a great issue with unsustainably cheap shipping supported through trade manipulation and illegal subsidization. Also good comments in this thread. It's a globally destabilizing issue that deserves more attention. This is beyond my pay grade, but I suspect it will take many years to burn through this excess production globally which means many new businesses, startups, factories will never be created both in advanced and developing economies. For a hypothetical, that fishing line spooling manufacturer outside Jakarta will never be built and their economy will never get that boost in capital, labor, and taxes making them poorer. Instead, a local government funded warehouse in Fujian, with illegally subsidized oversupply will export through HK into Mexico to supply US demand for the next X years. Ty in advance for any followups on the many nuances and complexities of this issue. I know it's a contentious one.
I think Chinese manufacturing is becoming more expensive over time as the workforce matures and earns more and more - which is why we see a continuing shift towards Malaysia, Vietnam, and India. This is generally good, but pretty messy on the individual scale... The US used to be the cheap labour and resources centre for rich Europe, until all that European investment made the US rich too. This is just a natural, but brutal, economic cycle.
[Leaves rustling]
[Car alarm in distance]
[Dogs barking]
Here we go!
I was expecting the airport story to lead back to the ‘my dad was a time traveler’ story from the old yogpod Halloween special
Sad that this didn't show up on my YT homepage though I've been watching for years!
I'll leave this here to keep track when I listened to this bad boi: 11/18/24
not expensive when you consider costs are subsidized by slave labour, transport is so efficient, there is likely decent margin left, before embezzlement occurs, that is.
Inaccurate subtitles are one of my biggest pet peeves.
I’m hearing impaired, and they often completely change the meaning of a sentence or even omit key plot points.
Missing subtitles too! Big RUclips channels should just spend the money to properly subtitle their videos. It's a requirement for TV in the UK... why not RUclips (especially when you're a big channel). Not AI though... don't replace people's jobs.
Lewis' congested intro song was gold
I have a Tupperware "lettuce bowl", that was supposed to keep your lettuce fresh. Never worked.
Its like non-stick anything but food always sticks to it
on the subtitle thing, i remember watching the stretched slinky joke from ghostbusters 2 in french and english with subtitles, and they made 4 different version of the joke for some reason
Inuit languages tend to have compound words where adjectives and nouns can be combined. The "Inuit have ## words for snow" claim comes from that. It'd be akin to counting every English adjective that could be used to describe snow and taking that as a new individual word.
Its funny theyre all right about batman. He is rich and tech'd out. He is mystical/mythical/supernatural. And he is the world's greatest detective.
He’s also enemies with Count Dracula and became a priest of milk
A lot of the express stuff mentioned are for things that get sent back by unsatisfied customers using free return options, and are thereby last stage attempts to wring some money out of a product that they can't sell as new anymore.
i'm so working class I'm on UC, use glass instead of plastic and have for years.
6:00 Pflax, I read an article about how cockroach "milk" was the super food of the future. Apparently cockroach younglings are born with a little internal pouch of "milk" that's rich in many nutrients. Farming that in the future though?
What a fuckin finale holy shit
The world cruise ship is now advertising for four year trip. For no reason at all.
The key with chinese companies and their profits from these cheap purchases is that you're buying surplus from their factories essentially. They're not really relying on you for profit.
There are grown-ass adults who weren't born when American Pie came out, so understandable if they don't know what it means. Less understandable that they didn't just google it.
😂😂😂 Lew Lew the nipple shamer, that is too funny
That is true though. Can I as a man NOT wear underwear and wear see-through pants? Same concept as nipple showing through, right?
Fo how thnese companies can afford this considering the shipping, it the first world ocntries that subsidize third world countries mail service to allow for global commerce and give smaller countries the ability to sell good into theese larger economies. China takes advantage of this to flood the markets, your governmental mail service is footing the bill for our fast fashion and addiction to buyiung random shit for the cheapest price. China like to play like a massive economy (which it is) while also over burdening global treaties meant to offer smaller economies a boost
Yay🎉🎉🎉
My dad did something similar to Lewis did, he bought fishing line off Aliexpress just for giggles and received, 2 months later, a freezer bag full of N95 masks. We burned them in the fireplace
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how do they make anything off of aliexpress? the answer, they dont. the the manufacturing normally loses money. that is why temu isnt sustainable.
really? a mailbag? did nothing happen this week worth talking about? I was expecting salt.
This was probably recorded before what you are referring to.
Notice how flax said that he wants more detailed descriptions of sh1t. So feel free to send him some.
Lewis mentioned skyrim grandma, she's sadly decided to stop making videos as its too much work for her and she tried 😥
He mentioned that as part of lews news weeks ago... Pretty sure that's the only reason he knows of her.