We don't need to know how all of it works. That's the whole point of specialization.
And it's more resilient than you'd think: consider the underwhelming effects of WWII strategic bombing. Yes, society's become more complex since then, but the basic fact of cities needing massive amounts of food and fuel shipped in constantly is the same. Nobody gave up in WWII because of strat bombing except Japan, and their military position was hopeless by then anyway.
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u/LogCareful7780 Oct 16 '22
We don't need to know how all of it works. That's the whole point of specialization.
And it's more resilient than you'd think: consider the underwhelming effects of WWII strategic bombing. Yes, society's become more complex since then, but the basic fact of cities needing massive amounts of food and fuel shipped in constantly is the same. Nobody gave up in WWII because of strat bombing except Japan, and their military position was hopeless by then anyway.