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Second Thought: Are We Living Through The End Of An Empire? (www.youtube.com)

submitted 9 months ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 9 months ago

I agree, the speed of communication and transportation definitely plays a role here. And economies of scale are now at unprecedented level as well. As we saw during the pandemic, the whole distribution system is incredibly fragile. Any disruptions in the supply chain have a potential to turn into economic disasters.

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