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oblio04/03/20251 replyview on HN

Would the things you produce be as good? As cheap? As available?.

Autarky is very bad.


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_heimdall04/03/2025

Certainly the answer to those questions is always "it depends."

If someone only cares about price, quantity, or some specific measure of quality certainly domestic production is limiting.

You'd want domestic production for other goals like self reliance, sustainability, or resilience.

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