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Why would you fund a “tech” company when you could corner the market on PPE? According to my local news a company told the federal government the US lack N95 ma
by wil421 6y ago
Why would you fund a “tech” company when you could corner the market on PPE? According to my local news a company told the federal government the US lack N95 manufacturing.
- cwwc 6y agoGood point
- tenpies 6y agoWhy not both? And in some cases you don't even need to corner the market - just abuse your adversaries' psychology. For example, Canada, was sending tons of PPE to China in February. [1] This turned out to be an awful decision and Canada was caught in a terrible shortage weeks later. China gladly sold PPE to Canada though. [1] https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/canada-supports-chinas-ongoing-response-to-novel-coronavirus-outbreak.html https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/canada-...
- Aeolun 6y ago> Why not both? It’s a win-win-win situation. But yeah, the fact that the entire world is dependent on China for cheap manufacturing is probably a bad thing.
- viraptor 6y agoPPE is just PPE. Zoom is tech which will continue to be more established even when we don't strictly require it. It gives the possibility of silently monitoring corporate/government calls for years. And some stock market gains as a cherry on top.