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MONKEYPOX EDITION
No offense to the logging and wood products industry, but when you can buy Chinese plywood for less than domestically sourced, the whole system is broken. That shit weighs a fuck-ton, and how many years now has it been cheaper to ship it across the Pacific than process it locally.
A damned shame.
And as long as I'm soapboxing, why the F'ing F is there not a viable plywood alternative sourced from bamboo? I'm not talking about that fancy stuff that costs a fortune, I'm talking about the use of a sensible biomass that exists all over SE Asia. I mean as long as they are making plywood for us, it ought to be doable with something quickly renewable. That shit grows a couple feet per DAY.
Tell me about it. I lived there for two years, know all about the factory dorms and stuff. To be fair, a lot of those workers came from far away, and the govt. mandates the companies provide them housing and food. It's a strange system to us, but at least they can quit if they want to. Something like 20% of the workforce never returns from Chinese New Year, which is that long 3-week holiday in Jan or Feb each year.
you clicked that shit, nigga?
Microchips coming from one of 5 companies who can afford the massively complex and precise machine that makes the chips. That is the one that boggles me. One company in Holland makes the machine. Licensed from US tech I am told.
That would be a fun economics research paper….one of you Econ Anons do a dissertation on supply chain bottlenecks and their plausible link to Extinction Level Events!
I doubt if your professor will appreciate you very much, KEK.
Even better anon. Why oh why indeed. We could at least get it from Costa Rica instead of F'ing China.
Cats are like that with hunting. If my cat corners a lizard somewhere, he will never forget that location. Will forever go and check out that spot for another lizard, you know just in case.
I live in Philippines, and we have a native cloth that is woven from basically flax. There are several varieties, from diferent plants, called different things. But it's totally doable, and that is how it was done for centuries. I have a shirt made of the stuff, and its comfortable enough for daily wear, plus breathable. Not as stretchy or lovely as cotton, so of course I'm still going to pay for nice 100% cotton.
Think of the paper industry. Why the F would you use precious hardwoods, or even softwoods, when there are bamboo and grasses available? Unless it is one of those deals where the pulp they used is really a by-product of another process, in which case it is already recycled in a way. I'm not really a wood industry expert, just an observer.
I figgered it was something like this, thanks for clearing that up. Controlling bamboo is nigh impossible, 'tis true.