nostr:npub16uk4yyw47haxwl0klhh7lcx3qatkyqmpc6gc4hwru3qedaeuueeqqkpv7k nostr:npub1gj5w9md9xdzsz52dtfeescn5a8rqqv8cuenhfadn8ayd7fl265dsup7kjc nostr:npub18p3dyh487mgegv63afnxrc30vx7va9uesvv625fz3j3x8s4qdawqxlt9gh A recent example of this is with the old copper telephone network. Even if we wanted to maintain our landline network as a fall back for emergencies (and it has been discussed) we can’t because the necessary hardware isn’t made any more. The skills required to maintain the equipment are dying out. 

It’s kind of cute how Cuba managed to survive with 1950s American cars, but that’s not a practical way to manage a modern economy.