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Works the other way too. First country footing the massive startup bill will have an economy slowdown compared to other that can be dirty a decade or more whil
by LoSboccacc 9y ago
Works the other way too.
First country footing the massive startup bill will have an economy slowdown compared to other that can be dirty a decade or more while the tech and the solution become commodity.
Besides countries won't really change until it's in their economic interest. Taking from your example until the cost of fighting bush fires (and other climate change related stuff) is greater than the cost of implementing a national plan on the whole economy, things won't change. That's why the hop production crisis is a better predictor on government action than bushfires or heat strokes deaths.
- trhway 9y ago>First country footing the massive startup bill will have an economy slowdown compared to other not in the modern R&D driven economy. As an example, Silicon Valley is regularly footing the massive startup bill :) >that can be dirty a decade or more while the tech and the solution become commodity. and so lacking their own technology they would be naturally buying it from the "first countries" while the first countries will be reinvesting those money into development of even better tech thus ever increasing their lead.
- LoSboccacc 9y agoif you think China is going to "buy" the technology, you're not paying attention
- keganunderwood 9y agoYup, just look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Railways_CRH380A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Railways_CRH380A Although I see it as a positive. The money spent to "buy" technology is essentially wasted money.
- adwn 9y ago> Although I see it as a positive. The money spent to "buy" technology is essentially wasted money. Is money spent to buy software also "wasted money"? How are you going to pay the engineers developing this technology?
- keganunderwood 9y agoJust because I make a living writing software does not mean I have to support all of this wealth transfer. I can live on a decent wage. I don't need to make millions of dollars a year. Screw "creatives" and screw this madness of royalties and license fees. Of what you're doing is of value to someone, they will pay you upfront.
- btilly 9y agoThe bigger economic problem is a tragedy of the commons. Everyone benefits from the energy that they individually get from fossil fuels. Everyone pays for a share of everyone's contribution to global warming. When you get all of the reward and only a fraction of the cost from your personal use, it is in your personal interest to have burned fossil fuels even when the total cost far exceeds your individual reward.