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0 pointseru4y ago0 comments

> So, apparently the reason neon comes from Ukraine is some pretty smart Ukrainians wanted it that way, for the good of Ukraine, and specifically for Ukrainian sovereignty to matter to the rest of the world.

Nope. See the other comments here, that explain that the Soviet Union overinvested in this technology because they wanted to build weapons with it.

It would probably have been better for the people of the Soviet Union (or Ukraine now) to have invested these billions into something else, or even just consumed them.

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daniel-cussen4y ago

You seem to be right, it was a military-industrial move by the Soviet Union to counter the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars). Having read a briefing describing the rocket involved, it Star Wars was cutting-edge 2060's technology that happened to be possible in the 80's due to a long list of edge cases.

Well in the end, those neon producers harmed capitalism as intended.

eruOP4y ago

How did they harm capitalism?

daniel-cussen4y ago

Right now markets are feeling the pinch due to the neon shortage.

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0 pointseru4y ago0 comments

Nope. See the other comments here, that explain that the Soviet Union overinvested in this technology because they wanted to build weapons with it.

It would probably have been better for the people of the Soviet Union (or Ukraine now) to have invested these billions into something else, or even just consumed them.

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daniel-cussen4y ago

Well in the end, those neon producers harmed capitalism as intended.

eruOP4y ago

How did they harm capitalism?

daniel-cussen4y ago

Right now markets are feeling the pinch due to the neon shortage.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse