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Re:TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022 by latch on Friday April 16, 2021 @02:37AM (#26830359)
It's democracy when it works in our favor, and war when it works against us.

People in Bolivia and Peru struggle to afford local food (e.g., Quinoa) because they're outbid (by money, but certainly not necessity).

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Re:TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022 by toomanybeersies on Friday April 16, 2021 @10:24AM (#26834259)
The quinoa story isn't quite that simple. For a time, it was actually beneficial to the traditional growers: https://nacla.org/news/2018/03/12/quinoa-boom-goes-bust-ande...
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Re:TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022 by ChuckNorris89 on Friday April 16, 2021 @04:20AM (#26831081)
That's the funny thing about democracy: It mostly works in favor of those with capital.
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