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Re:Tough truths about climate by energy123 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @03:27AM (#45730019)
Basically, the spherical cow mindset of "just police the borders harder" is wishful thinking. The world is interconnected in multiple aspects, not just physical borders. Even if you succeed in immunising yourself from all side effects, your immediate neighbor may not be successful, and the instability can come for you through many mechanisms. Prices of food, breakup of the EU, wars, authoritarianism in your own society. Just look at Canada dealing with tariffs through little fault of their own. It's as easy as declaring yourself as immune from international instability.
Re:Tough truths about climate by balaz on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @03:58AM (#45730185)
One of the reasons the best time to make sure every first-world country is self reliant was yesterday; the second best time is today.
Re:Tough truths about climate by energy123 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @04:40AM (#45730446)
Another spherical cow solution.
Re:Tough truths about climate by ares623 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:10AM (#45730657)
I wonder how software engineers will fare in a “self reliant” economy. Do unvested stocks work in a barter?
Re:Tough truths about climate by fulafel on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @12:03PM (#45734643)
Without trade interdependenncies wars seem much more attractive to powerhungry leaders of countries, engineers can probably earn a living building killer ai robots.
Re:Tough truths about climate by mk89 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @07:55AM (#45731651)
Careful to what you wish for.

Autarky can be often found in 19th century literature. The one we hopefully don't want to have or produce anymore.