It won’t. But it might make them sell it cheaper somewhere else, resulting in lower spend on the army. Also, think of all Russian businesses loosing money. Their owners will be pushing the government to fix the situation. At the end of the day, money is power, you don’t want to loose it.
Ma’s case is not a good example though. The guy was alone and his empire didn’t vanish, just changed ownership.
I’m not an expert on Russia, but I’m sure that they’re not self sufficient and that to be able to trade with anybody, they’ll need to exchange their currency. Alone, they might end up like Jack Ma
Paying more for energy means your economy gets rekt too. It's hilarious people think only the seller's will be hurt, the buyer's will be hurt too. It's a two way street.
Not to mention the political upheaval you'll see. High energy prices, especially gas prices, are highly correlated with election results - especially here in the US. It's why Trump and everyone before him was so desperate to keep gas prices low.
One doesn’t simply copy traits. Actions are often driven subconsciously by emotions and it’s not always a case of choice. It can take ages to learn and rewire your brain.
Storing contact list by any service should be illegal. You might try to not share your data, but if anyone has you on their contact list, it’s out of your hands
I wonder if Google has a backdoor API which lets group people by backup email. If one always creates an account with the previous email as a backup, the link is east to make.
That would be especially useful for censorship services across competitors: Although Google Facebook and Twitter compete, sharing the flagged accounts would allow recognizing the same user coming back with a different email address.
