thanks for the thoughtful reply, ben! i expect mostly knee jerk responses, and only a minority that actually engage, so i definitely appreciate it.

i pretty much agree. like you, i believe that globalization and tech clearly have both benefits and drawbacks. we may differ a bit on details – for example, decentralized models can’t reproduce _physical_ economies of scale as easily as digital ones, nor do they support deep specialization (e.g. R&D) as effectively – but at a high level, we’re on the same page.