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good cuz im craving doritos like crazy
Sourcing the rare minerals for the semiconductor fabrication will be the next bottleneck.  That's a big part of why China has been cozying up to various African nations for so long. >

The West has really dropped the ball on Africa investment. >

...for decades. >

for centuries. >

Well there was that whole outsourcing situation that ended around the 1860s. The locals were understandably a little miffed about that. >

1860s? May I introduce you to the Congo 'Free' State? >

But I was under the impression that the gentle Belgian colonists ran the Congo with a hands off approach! >

Wonder how long it will take to see new car prices come down. Used as well. >

That's something I'd like to know too. My old VW is hanging by a thread. Can't even get parts for it right now. Around here everything new is still MSRP and every thing used is overpriced and ragged out. If you get a ragged out one, mechanic labor is through the roof and some parts are back ordered for months. Recovery will be delayed further if Covid really hammers China. >

Yup, the chips act that was passed months ago is going to have a huge positive effect for chips in North America. So many companies, big and small, got the money to start building ridiculously big fabs. Give it 5-10 years for them to really start cranking out chips and we’ll be sitting pretty