Crisis
Supply-chain awareness is terrifying. Completely terrifying.
Most people lack that, perhaps for their peace of mind.
While supply-chain awareness is a terrifying, truly terrifying, understanding/knowlege to have, the supply-chains of everything are a terrible source of depression and vast societal maladies.
The ramifications of supply-chain vulnerability are well discussed in Jared Diamond's book Collapse.
One little snowstorm and the power goes out and our most basic needs are immediately compromised — literally, just a small one.
One supermega solar flare could
A pandemic?