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← HistoryWhich risk increases when Byzantine silk looms operated uncontrolled?
A)Reduced silk trade network influence
B)Decreased societal surplus of silk
C)Uncontrolled supply chain collapse✓
D)Increased price due to taxation
💡 Explanation
Uncontrolled looms risk collapse, because their **positive feedback** amplifies instability, causing unsustainable production levels which then empty resource supplies and lead to market failure, therefore supply disruptions increase, rather than manageable price fluctuations under structured systems.
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