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Ukraine is a major producer of neon gas, critical for lasers used in chipmaking

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Re: Ukraine is a major producer of neon gas, critical for lasers used in chipmaking

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Left unchecked, globalization will likely lead to just a single huge shipworking company, or maybe two or three. Does that benefit shipworkers in either the US or Puerto Rico?

What makes you think so? There's plenty of approximately unchecked sectors of the economy. Eg software or computer hardware. There's plenty of companies in these sectors.

It's funny you mention computer hardware, because that just proves the parent's point - essentially all of it is made by either TSMC or Samsung.

Re: Ukraine is a major producer of neon gas, critical for lasers used in chipmaking

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We should be talking about human lives. My Ukrainian colleague was terrified for his family today.

I think the "missiles on civilians" narrative has been exaggerated. There are up to 10 civilian casualties so far, so it would have been easier to die of covid or even pollution than bombs in Ukraine in the past 2 days.

that didn't age well.
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