• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    That’s a very complex question that depends on many socioeconomic factors. But the answer is probably porn.

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    Alcohol. First the casual drunks get pissy, then the serious drunks get sick.

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      When France extended retirement age, waste management stopped cold in solidarity with the protests and its overnight disappearance was supported by most of the population, so I don’t think that’s it.

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        Yes, but that’s because it motivated them to strike. That’s basically the less violent version of a riot.

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    Grocery stores, logistics (trucking/railway), electricity, petroleum, cocaine

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      Huh, cocaine? I think would be more chill without it wouldn’t they? And more aggressive etc without their heroin

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        Yeah, you’re right. Cocaine users would be crashing hard and not feel like rioting. I had been thinking of changing it to opiates.

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    water/wastewater. something people dont think about, just turn on the tap/flush the terlet.

    peoples places of living would back up and they wouldnt have safe water to drink

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    Information Technology.

    Not immediately. But imagine what would happen if the engineers of Google and the other data centers like AWS went down for more than 24h.

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    Railroading. Not the next day, but probs pretty quick. There’s a reason Biden nipped the railroad strike in the bud, and my theory as to why he’s trying to build up the “pro-union” image again before the election - he really screwed labor in that move.

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      But is a strike enough to make the industry disappear ? Several European countries (especially France) regularly get large strikes in the rail (and indeed these workers are essential thus striking works). For a few days/week people find alternative way to commute, employer close their eye on people coming late/leaving early but a week of strike (even a hard one) isn’t enough to collapse the economy

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        This strike was regarding freight rail and would definitely not cause the industry to disappear since rail is the most cost effective way to transport certain goods, and we do not have enough infrustructure for trucks to be a reasonable alternative (and we have a hell of a lot of roadways). Here’s a basic list of common things freight trains carry.

        Many people would feel the hit from things like lumber and car shortages, but I think hazmat materials would be the biggest stopper of the economy. According to this page rail transports 99.9% of hazmat materials in the US, including 11% of the US’s crude oil at it’s peak oil shipments in 2014, though idk how pipelines factor in/how companies distibute gasoline, so not sure if that would affect gas prices in some areas more than others or if it would affect the nation as a whole. What I do know is that many industries rely on our freight system, and it can’t all be converted to trucking. Many workers wouldn’t have raw materials to work with and it would touch everyone in some way.