China has near global monopolies on these exports, accounting for 98% of global gallium production, 93% of germanium production, and 49% of antimony production.

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    • Grapho@lemmy.ml
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      2 hours ago

      Oh no, we'll have to get the same shit but 3000 dollars cheaper from AliExpress

      • supafuzz [comrade/them]
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        1 day ago

        if they ban the export of vacuum tubes too the entire guitar industrial complex will be on its knees

        • BobDole [none/use name]
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          1 day ago

          BRB, about to buy all the tubes I can (like five) to sell to desperate tube-o-philes as I crank my digital amp