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Turns out that manufacturing toys, consumer electronics, semiconductors, etc. is very important for future wars that use cheap drones instead of $2,000 155mm ar
by avidiax 2y ago
Turns out that manufacturing toys, consumer electronics, semiconductors, etc. is very important for future wars that use cheap drones instead of $2,000 155mm artillery shells.
It's not clear that we predicted that shift, so it's a good reason to maintain some manufacturing capability in pretty much all areas, comparative advantage be damned.
- lazide 2y agoSounds like a good way to not get your quarterly bonus!
- lupire 2y agoChina leapfrogged the world by copying the world's work up till then. Why can't US leapfrog by copying back?
- lazide 2y agoWe’d have to be hungry and willing to get dirty. Near as I can tell, at the moment we’re mostly confused and tired.