The entire chip supply chain depends on energy and chemical imports from the Middle East

Samsung, SK Hynix, and TSMC depend on oil, gas, helium, sulphur, and bromine coming from the region, or through the Strait of Hormuz.

Marko Papic, chief strategist at BCA Research … predicts a severe hit to chip production if the strait isn’t back in operation within a month.

Could mean higher PC component prices, or even a halt in production. Could mean global recession.

  • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    18 hours ago

    No, it won’t. It will cause more of the supply to be reallocated away from consumers into enterprise, and that is exactly what the big tech companies want to see happen.

    Having access to a computer and phone is as much of a necessity to survive in modern society as internet is. When personal computing is unaffordable to the point where subscription computing is a good enough “deal” for consumers to jump on, the ball will start rolling towards the inevitable price squeeze that we have no choice but to accept.

    • 4am@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      15 hours ago

      It’s so much worse than the rent they will charge us, brother.

      If you thought Flock cameras were a bad situation, imagine not being able to query, read, write, or probably even speak about topics that they decide are “unpatriotic” or “satanic”.

      LGBTQIA+, anti-Christianity, anti-capitalist, all that shit they declared were “terror group activity” that sounded like McCarthy red scare bullshit? Imagine being gay and not being able to talk about it IN YOUR OWN HOME. Imagine not being able to criticize politicians in private. Imagine being forced to do Christianity when you aren’t Christian.

      Imagine not owning any electronics and being held under suspicion of plotting against the government, even if you’re that guy who thinks he’s so damn smart by not participating, he’s not falling for that…while the world crumbles around him, you guys are dumb not him. (Ok bro hopefully we don’t find out)

      These motherfuckers think they are gonna make automated kill bots which eliminate and worker drones from their hive that do not bend to their queen bee.

      Our only hope, our ONLY hope, is that they are as incompetent as they appear to be.

      • bthest@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        14 hours ago

        The high-tech security shit is just another grift. All these cameras and surveillance everywhere but the rate at which crimes are solved or results in arrest prosecution is the same as always. It’s never been easier to shoplift since these AI systems took over stop-loss. Look at this war with Iran. The military has been been hallowed out. Not saying there’s nothing to worry about, it’s just that it won’t be like the movies where tech has made the authorities unstoppable. Even the Trans genocide and mass purge of immigrants is being done in the same low tech fashion: Thugs on the street, camps, lists and propaganda.

        They’re going to rely on people’s apathy and willingness to be cattle as long as they have slop content and slop nutrition paste. That sadly will probably be enough for a long time at least.