These Aren’t Shortages — They’re the Beginning of the Longest, Hardest Economic Collapse in History
Sshh, don’t tell anyone. In my other life, I’m a musician. I’m lucky enough to be working with a vocalist who many of you’ve probably heard of. Her voice is magic. It’ll give you goosebumps and chills when she sings. After a few songs together, I scratched my head. Nothing I could do in the computer, in the studio, could improve that magical voice. So we thought: what we should do was buy a really good microphone and amplifiers that suited this set of songs especially. Off I went — and little did I know.
I looked, and looked, and looked. Sold out — everywhere. Not one to be found. They hadn’t made any for three months, six months. ETA? Nobody could say. I scratched my head again. Now what? Meanwhile, outside her house, in London, people were “brawling” — that’s polite British-speak for “rioting” — over gas.
That’s a tiny slice of life right about now. What’s it made of? Shortages. Here are just a few of the things — simple things — I’ve tried to buy. Sorry, no luck. A desk — lumber’s in short supply. Electronics — chips are famously in shortage. A car — good luck with that. Some basic studio stuff — an amplifier. Who knows when they’re even going to resume production?
It’s not just me, because it can’t be. Shortages are so widespread now that, like I said, they’re “brawling” in London over gas. Meanwhile, they can’t get milk, vials for blood tests. There’s talk of energy shortages this winter. In America, it’s cars and gadgets and computers.
Suddenly, things have changed. It’s not the same anymore. Welcome to the End of the Age of Cheap Stuff.
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