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We don't even produce things like bolts, screws, and springs. If we suddenly had to, it would take billions of dollars and several months to spin up any real c
by fooker 7mo ago
We don't even produce things like bolts, screws, and springs.
If we suddenly had to, it would take billions of dollars and several months to spin up any real capacity.
- phil21 7mo agoMore like years. Perhaps decades if you needed to do it at scale across entire supply chains all at once. All this stuff requires people. And we simply don’t have them. The folks who could be trained to build such stuff are still in primary school.
- fooker 7mo agoThe folks who could be trained to build such stuff are being either deported or harassed for daring to come to the US for studying.