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I used to think this, but lately I'm not so sure. Beyond financial services, What does "the entire world" rely on US for anymore?

csa 2y ago
> Beyond financial services, What does "the entire world" rely on US for anymore? Our market.
Loughla 2y ago
The fact that we buy so much of everything.
jes5199 2y ago
petroleum wealth
nouripenny 2y ago
The US government has many military bases and troops stationed in other countries. It can project violence across the planet. Any entity with that power has strong ability to dictate what others do, and induce dependency. https://globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/us-sending-more-troops-middle-east-where-world-are-us-military-deployed https://globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/us-sending-more-troops-...
- ambicapter 2y ago
  That isn't something that people "rely on" though. If that power is lost, some other power will come in to fill the vacuum.
  - tonyhart7 2y ago
    they aren't, EU is keeping busy with Russia, while China is growing uncheck on Asia
    - lazyasciiart 2y ago
      Those are other powers filling the vacuum.
  - jazzyjackson 2y ago
    Safety of maritime shipping. The US Navy was created because ship captains kept getting ransomed by Moroccan pirates, since America gained independence their ships were no longer protected by the British Navy and became fair game. I know it's a controversial doctrine, but power projection does have a hand in keeping the peace.
- blibble 2y ago
  those troops will be summarily evicted if the US regime continues threatening its allies with annexation
paulcole 2y ago
> Beyond financial services Beyond the hoses and water what do we need the fire trucks for?
SJC_Hacker 2y ago
The aqueduct. And the sanitation.
csomar 2y ago
Global security (lots of countries exist because of the US), Tech industry (ie: Operating system), Food/Energy and some manufacturing. I think only the first two are critical for the rest of the world. The rest can be substituted.
- lazyasciiart 2y ago
  China and Russia are working hard to either replace or invalidate the US for the first point.
- trinix912 2y ago
  > Global security (lots of countries exist because of the US) That's a very US-centric POV. It's not like half the world would suddenly cease existing if the US collapsed.
- blibble 2y ago
  how would Linux be affected by the disappearance of the US? people would lose access to Teams and Office but who cares, there's plenty of substitutes

csa 2y ago

> Beyond financial services, What does "the entire world" rely on US for anymore? Our market.

Loughla 2y ago

The fact that we buy so much of everything.

jes5199 2y ago

petroleum wealth

nouripenny 2y ago

The US government has many military bases and troops stationed in other countries. It can project violence across the planet. Any entity with that power has strong ability to dictate what others do, and induce dependency. https://globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/us-sending-more-troops-middle-east-where-world-are-us-military-deployed https://globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/us-sending-more-troops-...

ambicapter 2y ago
That isn't something that people "rely on" though. If that power is lost, some other power will come in to fill the vacuum.
- tonyhart7 2y ago
  they aren't, EU is keeping busy with Russia, while China is growing uncheck on Asia
  - lazyasciiart 2y ago
    Those are other powers filling the vacuum.
- jazzyjackson 2y ago
  Safety of maritime shipping. The US Navy was created because ship captains kept getting ransomed by Moroccan pirates, since America gained independence their ships were no longer protected by the British Navy and became fair game. I know it's a controversial doctrine, but power projection does have a hand in keeping the peace.
blibble 2y ago
those troops will be summarily evicted if the US regime continues threatening its allies with annexation

paulcole 2y ago

> Beyond financial services Beyond the hoses and water what do we need the fire trucks for?

SJC_Hacker 2y ago

The aqueduct. And the sanitation.

csomar 2y ago

Global security (lots of countries exist because of the US), Tech industry (ie: Operating system), Food/Energy and some manufacturing. I think only the first two are critical for the rest of the world. The rest can be substituted.

lazyasciiart 2y ago
China and Russia are working hard to either replace or invalidate the US for the first point.
trinix912 2y ago
> Global security (lots of countries exist because of the US) That's a very US-centric POV. It's not like half the world would suddenly cease existing if the US collapsed.
blibble 2y ago
how would Linux be affected by the disappearance of the US? people would lose access to Teams and Office but who cares, there's plenty of substitutes