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Are you actually seeing out of commission infrastructure in your city or your business?

I’ve seen virtually no impact on the services I depend on locally (except toilet paper for a few weeks). Some supply chain delays on the business side, but it’s delays due to temporary shutdowns rather than permanent factory closures. The orders are still coming through a few weeks later than expected.

This was Keynes' point: the productive capacity is there, it's the question of putting it to work somehow.

The service economy will continue to be fragile for years.

The resilient parts of the economy are already planning for EMP protection from disruption and developing space exploration economies.