I'm paranoid that if/when governments get in an argument, foreign infrastructure will either shut off or escalate pricing such that the public suffers (and yells at their local leaders to 'do something!').

[–] nekandro@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

These are factories in the US. The worst case is, the US seizes and nationalizes them. Wouldn't be the first time.

[–] memfree@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

True, but I'd still rather infrastructure to be publicly held utilities. Energy suppliers are a strange case because any company can become part of the grid, but the power lines to our homes are generally controlled by one entity. I want at least that entity to be responsive to the public, but I also don't want random suppliers taking down the grid.