I like to say "countries that don't produce tangible goods are at the mercy of those who do". Push come to shove, the service economy is worthless. What matters

I like to say "countries that don't produce tangible goods are at the mercy of those who do". Push come to shove, the service economy is worthless. What matters is production of real goods that you can hold in your hand. At least agriculture is still a top priority despite calls from weirdly misled groups to end subsidies. Personally, seeing how easy it is to laser cut metal or get a CTO part or a PCB in China makes me jealous. There are similar services in the EU, but not as good, more expensive, and not as widespread (i.e. you can find them in Germany and the UK, but not in many other countries... at least postal services work well, I guess).