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How Taiwan Became Arrakis (deepintothemundane.substack.com)
20 points by arrrtem 821 days ago
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So extending this analogy, are the ROC the Fremen and are they going to wage a new holy war after the rise of a charismatic leader?
Well, China's attempt to conquer Taiwan would be disastrous to global trade and TSMC, and because all Nvidia GPUs are produced there, it will also hit AI development. So, it looks more like a Butlerian jihad, if we stretch the metaphor.
This is a well written and interesting introductory article to learn about the context behind semiconductor manufacturing. It's good!

Sadly I cringed a bit too hard at the Dune analogy haha

It's not my metaphor - I saw the meme and multiple such comparisons on reddit and elsewhere, and decided to write a bit deeply on it. glad you found it interesting though :)
Everyone needs chips, but only a few companies can produce them. I tried to understand how Taiwan was able to upgrade its economy and create TSMC.
Check out asianometry on YouTube to learn how.
Just checked this channel and it seems an awesome one to learn in depth about this topic! Thank you for the recommendation.