Here’s the thing about resource based export bans: prices will go up and as a result new producers/mines will enter the market. In time, new alternatives will be found, cost of production will go down, and china will loose its comparative advantage permanently.

Oh shit! So the current Threads is just a revival for Meta to try and capitalize on Twitter’s enshitification?

Thanks! Blocking from the web interface did the trick.

Makes sense. They’re right next to Russia and don’t yet have the luxury of NATO protection. It’s one thing to seek NATO membership and another thing to actively arm Ukraine against Russia.