this is unironically a good thing though. free trade and specialisation can and has gone too far. the problem is that leaning in too hard into specialisation destroys the diversity of your economy. this means that ever greater sections of your economy, both geographically and demographically, become economically unviable. and there is a massive social cost to this. inequality in the economy is an obvious one, but even beyond that there are characteristics of society that can not be measured in dollars and cents. a low inequality economy, where there is a diversity of industries and employment opportunities distributed over as vast a geographic area as possible creates a healthier society. this improves the quality of life of everyone including those that would have been successful in a highly specialised economy with little protection imposed. only autistic retards pursue economic goals blindly without consideration for the broad impact on society.
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