Giulio Mattioli 20, July #WirtschaftWackelt Giulio Mattioli: Schrödinger's Germany... Schrödinger's Germany: The epitome of "hard-working" in much domestic and European discourse "A civilization that has become too lazy to continue" in US discourse (both perceptions are misguided by the way) https://x.com/giulio_mattioli/status/2079175827866919220
Giulio Mattioli 18, July #WirtschaftWackelt Giulio Mattioli: When I point out the double standards... When I point out the double standards in how Germany's exports and China's exports are covered, this is a typical response It's fair enough but raises the question: if China is such a dictatorship & enemy, why did Germany strive to export as much as possible to them for so long?
Giulio Mattioli 17, July #WirtschaftWackelt Giulio Mattioli: If Germany were leading in electric... If Germany were leading in electric vehicle exports, would we be pondering with concern about the "devastation" that that brings to other countries' industries and economies?
Giulio Mattioli 16, July #TrendHysterie Giulio Mattioli: Fascinating how Italy... Fascinating how Italy is becoming the paragon of bad football: "You're even worse than Italy!" is the utmost offense these days 😂😱😂😂
Giulio Mattioli 14, July #TrendHysterie Giulio Mattioli: This is the best & worst thing... This is the best & worst thing about football: for so many key decisions it's damned if you do damned if you don't. This maximizes the possibility for recrimination. Ultimately, *that's what the fans want* (they'll find it boring otherwise) but they don't often admit it.
Giulio Mattioli 13, July #WirtschaftWackelt Giulio Mattioli: What I remember from the 2010s... What I remember from the 2010s is many arguing that a large trade surplus is proof of sound policymaking & industriousness & something all countries should aspire to (or suffer what they must) It would be good if we could use this crisis to revisit those assumptions a wee bit
Giulio Mattioli 09, July #TrendHysterie Giulio Mattioli: This is very interesting... This is very interesting: France's railway is the most affected and Italy's the least affected by heatwaves. But read the fine print https://chuuchuu.com/heatwave
Giulio Mattioli 08, July #TrendHysterie Giulio Mattioli: This whole saga has exposed quite an interesting psychology... This whole saga has exposed quite an interesting psychology: - winning is the most important thing - anything is allowed to win - redefine everything that stands in the way of winning as "unfair" and to be overturned - if you lose, argue you could have won if you had tried
Giulio Mattioli 06, July #TrendHysterie Giulio Mattioli: Another symptom of the Italianisation of Europe Another symptom of the Italianisation of Europe: that famous Churchill quip about Italians ""losing wars as if they were football matches, and football matches as if they were wars" now applies to Europe
Giulio Mattioli 02, July #Merzomat Giulio Mattioli: Strikes me as a measure fully in the Berlusconi... Strikes me as a measure fully in the Berlusconi / Meloni style of populism in that it's entirely symbolic stuff and it will either be ignored or circumvented or it will actually make the problem it tries to address worse.
