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It's interesting that this event may spur countries into making their own electronics, rather than depending on multinational corporations which may include "sp
by footoverhand 13y ago
It's interesting that this event may spur countries into making their own electronics, rather than depending on multinational corporations which may include "special features" for the US government.
This encouragement of nationalism may be what we need to reduce the number of unemployed.
- nickff 13y agoSelf-sufficiency is the route to poverty.
- bilbo0s 13y agoso is dependency... that's the great aporia.
- stephengillie 13y agoOur only choices are slavery[1] or autarky[2]? [1] Most of us are effectively slaves to the few companies that distribute food. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autarky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autarky
- bilbo0s 13y agoGood for consumers too. I wouldn't mind seeing... say... Indonesia's take on the app store concept. Growing middle class there that all want to teach their kids english. These sorts of crises generate massive opportunities. I think this gets filed under "Creative Destruction".
- dantheman 13y agoI don't see how it's good for consumers as prices will rise
- stephengillie 13y agoI want to see "Made in USA" on more electronic devices.
- bilbo0s 13y agoGiven the late surveillance system revelations... I don't.
- mjolk 13y ago>It's interesting that this event may spur countries into making their own electronics Or, more likely, some hand-waving policy that states "cooperation in fighting the thread of global terrorism" and more monitoring/gathering of data.