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Molson Hart
Personal blog · molsonhart.com/blogbusinesseconomicsstartups
Molson Hart's personal blog at molsonhart.com covers business, economics and startups. Since 2021, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-04-15, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Molson Hart's blog in threads on tariffs, US manufacturing decline and a lawsuit over criticism of Amazon's policies. One linked post's URL begins 'america-underestimates-the-d'. Comments cite it without judging it.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back4 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2025-04-15
- Being an Amazon Seller in 2020; Year in Review4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2021-01-03
What Hacker News says?
that is actually true it seems https://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-d... most american workers in today s date simply dont have a good diet and work ethics like their ancestors used to have
Comment linking /blog/america-underestimates-the-difficulty-of-bringing-manufacturing-back
on “Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything”Submitted America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back as a story · 842 points
HN discussionhttps://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-d...
Comment linking /blog/america-underestimates-the-difficulty-of-bringing-manufacturing-back
on “Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything”Submitted Being an Amazon Seller in 2020; Year in Review as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThen the US is doomed. It is a global market. https://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-d...
Comment linking /blog/america-underestimates-the-difficulty-of-bringing-manufacturing-back
on “Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything”Submitted Being an Amazon Seller in 2020; Year in Review – Molson Hart as a story · 2 points
HN discussionBoth raw materials and finished goods are tariffed. So if the idea is to be more self sustaining: we cannot. Also, read this: https://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-d...
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on “Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything”Submitted It's Time to Build Assets? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionHe literally co-founded an IP litigation related business. https://www.molsonhart.com/ It seems fair to assume a founder would have (or would have developed by now) this foundational understanding.
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on “I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog. Their lawyers are trying to ruin me”Submitted Being an Amazon Seller in 2020; Year in Review for Viahart Toys as a story · 1 points
HN discussionyou forgot to cover the other 12 reasons https://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-d... one of them being physical fitness of workers and their willingness to slog
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on “The decline of high-tech manufacturing in the United States”Submitted Being an Amazon Seller in 2020 - Year in Review as a story · 1 points
HN discussionIt's not just cost. https://www.molsonhart.com/blog/america-underestimates-the-d...
Comment linking /blog/america-underestimates-the-difficulty-of-bringing-manufacturing-back
on “China sends a stern video message to Trump: We won't 'kneel down'”