[zz865]

The real problem is too many people in Western USA buying too much stuff they dont need.

[adjkant]

Actually curious, what items are people in the Western USA buying that the east coast is not? Why not single out the Eastern USA here?

[01100011]

West Coast is closer to Asia, but also look at how many ports you have available on the east coast vs the west. You also have the Mississippi and gulf region ports. A lot of the west coast is either rugged coastline, environmentally protected, or isolated from infrastructure so the goods coming from Asia have fewer options.

[zz865]

True the East coast buys too much crap too, but doesn't have the same population growth and the ports aren't backed up like CA is.

[arthurcolle]

I think the target population you are using in your example is way too restricted. You're right but I mean lots of people all around the world are buying shit they don't need.

I'm simultaneously impressed and almost grossed out at how quickly the anti-AAPL crowd on HN pivoted so quickly because just because they decided to add some ports on these shitty machines. Had to make a quick release for the holiday season I guess!

[nebula8804]

Are you sure its the same people? For all that anti-AAPL people that hate ports there are also people that hate them for their anti-right to repair shenanigans but may not mind the ports(other laptops that are loved are also removing them) likewise there is a group of people that never cared about the ports being removed because they favored things like the increased portability or the amazing new processors that you can only get with them now. My point is that there are multiple groups on HN that may not intersect.

[spodek]

Like the jobs the book Bullshit Jobs referred to, I'd bet most of the cargo in these trucks is bullshit products that will end up in landfills within six months.

[vkou]

I understand that this is an oft-repeated meme, but what are these mountains of products that go to the landfill in six months, and who has the money to buy them?

[arthurcolle]

David Graeber, RIP