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Re:Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of... by Aunche on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:23PM (#22549448)
> you're dependent on these hyper-fragile and convoluted supply chains that are optimized for cost above everything.

I'd argue that this is a feature. Economic codependence is a much safer and effective deterrent to war than mutually assured destruction.

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Re:Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of... by dv_dt on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:27PM (#22549498)
I'd argue it is currently assuring interlinked global mutual assured destruction in the form of climate change (while yes maybe it reduces the chance of mutual destruction in the form of nuclear war, at least at the moment while the exponential effects of climate change are still in the lower order distruptiveness)
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