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Seeing a bunch of devs on bsky saying not to go or that they've canceled their plans to go to GDC
Given how many people are being detained for weeks/months for stretched interpretations of "they're working illegally" and how basically everyone goes to GDC for work I can't say I disagree
Wonder what this kind of thing will do to the US economy over the long term
@eniko Long term, I think this is very destructive to the US economy.
I forget where I saw it first, but others have mentioned that some of the big attractions for capital are the rule of law, a decent regulatory environment, a free market, a sense of fair play, and a history of honoring their commitments.
That's all out the window now.
I think there's no good reason why any company would choose to do business here rather than somewhere like Canada, Mexico, the UK, France or Germany. Even if they have an inside connection with the political power currently in office, it's a fragile and subject to the whims of the despot.
80 years of goodwill destroyed in a few weeks.