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by Yvain
1708 days ago
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"If that's the case though, I wonder why my friends and family back in the states keep complaining to me about the empty shelves, Amazon Prime delays, etc. Shouldn't fixing the symptoms of today's strained supply chain have been an easy task compared to climate change? " If we still have empty shelves in a year, I'll admit you're right about this! I think it's telling that the main thing you can complain about is a pretty temporary disequilibrium that's only been true for a month or two and isn't really seriously threatening most people's quality of life. |
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I visited the US over the spring/summer and many stores had bare shelves and low stock. Starbucks in multiple states were frequently out of items and had signs about shortages. Car dealerships had sparse lots. And so on and so forth.
This isn't something that's a month or two young. It's been this way for months and from what I'm hearing from friends and family, and reading in the media, the situation is only getting worse[1][2].
> ...and isn't really seriously threatening most people's quality of life.
Tell that to a person on a middle class salary who needs to buy a new (new or used) car to get to work, or whose kid relies on school lunch for nutrition[3].
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/01/americ...
[2] https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/america-is...
[3] https://www.waff.com/2021/09/28/alabama-schools-facing-unpre...