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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago

But also:

The longer the Hormuz conflict goes on, the more oil and gas prices go up. The more shipping costs go up.

The more everything costs go up, if 'everything' is classed as 'basically anything you might regularly purchase'.

So... they're now in quite a bind, because their possible purchasers, their target demo, are actively and rapidly becoming poorer, as time goes on.