Raw materials are not abundant everywhere, so globalization is here to stay (even if that means that regional wars will be fought to secure supply of these mate

Raw materials are not abundant everywhere, so globalization is here to stay (even if that means that regional wars will be fought to secure supply of these materials). Maybe the value of the materials traded will erode since we will value tech and virtual “materials” higher and higher, but the actual flows of physical materials cannot go back to where they were 50 years ago, unless a global war erupts and the global standard of living and population goes to hell.