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		JohnWhigham on Jan 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TSMC’s Arizona Culture Clash Electronics/anything that uses ICs should never have been as cheap as they are now. NAFTA has been a fucking disaster; we're addicted to cheap shit we don't need, and it's near-impossible to break. It affects every aspect of society.

Tostino on Jan 5, 2022 [–]

If it is possible to produce them in a way that doesn't damage the environment and gives the workers a good life, why shouldn't we want cheap ICs?

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