[burkaman]

What do labor shortages have to do with nuclear power?

[artursapek]

The OP was drawing a connection between how the West has become less energy independent (not producing nuclear, importing energy) and how it’s become less labor independent (not producing people, importing them instead). The two are related because they are both caused by complacency, and they’re both destabilizing to the West.

[triceratops]

That's a leap of logic. Europe also imports consumer goods, digital services, and much else. Why not talk about that?

[artursapek]

Those are not mission critical for the survival of a civilization.

[triceratops]

Clothing isn't critical? It's on Maslow's hierarchy. Digital and financial services are quite critical for modern society.

If you really think Europe isn't dependent on anything foreign other than energy and labor, you really haven't thought it through.

[artursapek]

I never said it was exclusively labor and energy... but those are prerequisites for producing anything like clothing, food...