Sold Out by James Rickards Summary
Overview of Sold Out
In "Sold Out," James Rickards reveals how broken supply chains and surging inflation signal global economic collapse. Former CIA adviser Charles Duelfer warns: "What we assumed was firm ground is more like a precipice." Are we already experiencing the next Great Depression?
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When the World Runs Out: Your Morning Coffee and the Coming Supply Shock
Have you noticed how the word "shortage" has quietly entered everyday conversation? Not just toilet paper anymore - baby formula, car parts, prescription drugs, even basic groceries. What felt like a pandemic hiccup has stretched into years of empty shelves and delayed deliveries. This isn't a temporary glitch. We're watching the slow-motion collapse of the global supply system built over three decades, and most of us don't realize how profoundly it will reshape our lives. That iPhone in your pocket? Its components traveled through forty-three countries before reaching you. The bread on your counter? It represents a chain of farmers, millers, bakers, truckers, and energy providers - any one of whom could break the entire sequence. For thirty years, we optimized this system for one thing: efficiency. We're now discovering that efficiency and fragility are two sides of the same coin. Supply chains aren't background infrastructure - they are the infrastructure. Every object connecting you to modern civilization represents an extended chain stretching back to raw materials and forward to your doorstep. Consider your morning routine: alarm clock from China, mattress with components from multiple continents, breakfast sourced globally, computer with Taiwanese processors. Each item embodies hundreds of workers you'll never meet - assembly staff, dockworkers, truckers, warehouse managers - all synchronized in an intricate dance of global commerce.
The Invisible Architecture of Everything and Its Delicate Balance
The Crisis That Exceeded All Contingencies
The Silicon Stranglehold and Cascading Automotive Collapse
Why We Can't Just Fix It: The Mathematics of Gridlock
The Trade War That Broke Everything and the Efficiency Trap We Built
What Comes Next: Building From the Ruins
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