$ hyperfine -N -w 100 -m 1000 -L bin jq,jaq "echo '[1,2,3]' | {bin} '.[1]'"
Benchmark 1: echo '[1,2,3]' | jq '.[1]'
Time (mean ± σ): 3.4 ms ± 1.7 ms [User: 0.6 ms, System: 2.6 ms]
Range (min … max): 0.7 ms … 5.8 ms 1000 runs
Benchmark 2: echo '[1,2,3]' | jaq '.[1]'
Time (mean ± σ): 3.4 ms ± 1.7 ms [User: 0.5 ms, System: 2.7 ms]
Range (min … max): 0.7 ms … 5.8 ms 1000 runs
Summary
echo '[1,2,3]' | jq '.[1]' ran
1.00 ± 0.71 times faster than echo '[1,2,3]' | jaq '.[1]'
Naturally, that calls into question the incredibly low interest rates, and the reserve currency status.
If you need to blame Trump, the last straw was COVID.
> At incredibly low interest rates, most investments are positive ROI.
Step 1: Hold short term rates at zero, forever Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit Step 4: Wow, that's a lot of debt
[1] https://www.cfr.org/blog/first-time-us-spending-more-debt-in...