04-29-2025, 09:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-29-2025, 09:17 PM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
You are either not equipped or simply do not want to imagine how things could change
Equipped: I ran a business in Hawaii for 30+ years. Some things I tried within the product line proved to be quite successful, some not. But I stayed focused on what worked and made a good living. Over the years I saw many examples of how things changed, by decisions I made, or how my customers or potential customers chose to make their decisions, or by influences beyond my control like paying changing duties on Customs imports, international, national, interisland freight charges (fuel surcharge, what?), 9/11, 2008 banking collapse, it all made its way to how my business functioned in Puna. I watched, I learned.
Imagination: I love fiction in books, movies, etc. I find science fiction fascinating. Economic fiction not at all. When an entire economic strategy is based on a made up character in a book to justify the decisions that have been made, it’s sad, stupid, and most people don’t even understand that’s what happened. Prices are already high in Puna, running a business is difficult in Puna, finding a job isn’t easy. We don’t need to make it even harder.
Equipped: I ran a business in Hawaii for 30+ years. Some things I tried within the product line proved to be quite successful, some not. But I stayed focused on what worked and made a good living. Over the years I saw many examples of how things changed, by decisions I made, or how my customers or potential customers chose to make their decisions, or by influences beyond my control like paying changing duties on Customs imports, international, national, interisland freight charges (fuel surcharge, what?), 9/11, 2008 banking collapse, it all made its way to how my business functioned in Puna. I watched, I learned.
Imagination: I love fiction in books, movies, etc. I find science fiction fascinating. Economic fiction not at all. When an entire economic strategy is based on a made up character in a book to justify the decisions that have been made, it’s sad, stupid, and most people don’t even understand that’s what happened. Prices are already high in Puna, running a business is difficult in Puna, finding a job isn’t easy. We don’t need to make it even harder.