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		duringmath on Dec 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger That's not how free trade works or not how it's supposed to anyway. You can't just go after a sector of your trade partner's economy just to compensate for your home sector's deficiencies.

manuelabeledo on Dec 18, 2023 [–]

So governments are supposed to let corporations run unabashed in their jurisdictions?

> You can't just go after a sector of your trade partner's economy just to compensate for your home sector's deficiencies.

Is that what the EU is doing, or is it what you yourself think they are doing?

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