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I don't necessarily disagree. And I'm not saying the US should or should not help Taiwan. However, if Taiwan is invaded, it will be worse than the pandemic for
by gjsman-1000 3y ago
I don't necessarily disagree. And I'm not saying the US should or should not help Taiwan. However, if Taiwan is invaded, it will be worse than the pandemic for availability of everything from cars to computers to shipping.
The damage would also spread like wildfire if it is prolonged. Imagine if you are UPS and can't get new package scanners. Imagine if you are VISA, a part of your mainframe fails, and there's no parts to replace it, so transactions are delayed or have higher fees to go through. Imagine if you are Lockheed Martin building airplanes with 60,000 engineers. If 10% of your computers fail within 3 years, 6,000 engineers need computers you can't get except for subpar stuff, second hand stuff, often from scalpers, at ludicrous prices.
And so forth. It's just all-around terrible economically and it would be felt globally. Global economic depression is quite possible.