Resource shifts during historical crises, such as wars or pandemics, indicate that societies can only reallocate resources in a linear manner without affecting other economic sectors.

Resource shifts during historical crises, like wars or pandemics, show how societies can change where they put their resources, but this often has limits. When a crisis happens, governments and businesses may redirect money, workers, and materials from one area to another, like moving factory production from cars to medical supplies. However, this shift can lead to problems in other sectors, such as causing shortages in car production or increasing unemployment in those factories. For example, during World War II, many factories switched to making weapons instead of consumer goods, which helped the war effort but left many people without the products they normally relied on. This illustrates that while societies can adapt resources during crises, these changes can create challenges in other parts of the economy.