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> we'd probably see people here getting software updates from Moscow That sounds very possible, but not very advisable.

• brabel 5y ago
  It's not very advisable, but if anything, this crisis is showing that's not advisable to rely on any other country at all for your crucial infrastructure... if we go back to isolationism, one of the main deterrents to international conflicts, interdependence, will be weakened, which can't be good for peace in the coming decades.
  • Sebb767 5y ago
    > if we go back to isolationism, one of the main deterrents to international conflicts, interdependence, will be weakened, which can't be good for peace in the coming decades. On the other hand, if you completely ignore tensions and keep up the supply in the case of war, interdependence ceases to be a deterrent at all. The real problem here is that somebody started a war; the isolationism is just one of the many bad consequences.
  • AniseAbyss 5y ago
    There is a cost for isolationism. I am sure it is possible to make Xbox controllers in the US instead of China but they'll be 200 dollars. And then there is things like coffee and rice which would be almost impossible to produce at scale. We will always have global trade.
  • Etherlord87 5y ago
    > It's not very advisable, but if anything, this crisis is showing that's not advisable to rely on any other country at all for your crucial infrastructure... Or maybe it's showing that it indeed is quite optimal to rely on other countries for your crucial infrastructure - it's just not advisable to anger those countries by breaking international treaties and committing war crimes? Having to resign from this optimal strategy and isolating yourself is exactly the war deterrent that sanctions are supposed to achieve.