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It's not about China being any "smarter* than anyone else. Here's the reality, the consequences, both financial and otherwise, for being wrong in China are a g
by bilbo0s 8y ago
It's not about China being any "smarter* than anyone else.
Here's the reality, the consequences, both financial and otherwise, for being wrong in China are a good deal more deleterious. (Ever lose that kind of a job for incompetence in China? You won't be getting another one.) So, not surprisingly, Chinese airlines, experts and regulators will more readily err on the side of caution. Simple as that. It's just basic human psychology.
By comparison, there are no consequences at all if you or I are incorrect in some assertion we make on Hacker News. Certainly no lasting repercussions of any great concern.
So making that comparison as you did is a bit non-sensical. Of course experts do things differently than some randoms on HN.
- gonvaled 8y agoI am not saying they are smarter. I am saying they are getting big enough that they can face the bully.
- bilbo0s 8y agoI misinterpreted your post. I apologize.
- dredmorbius 8y agoThat could have been more clearly and nonpejoratively articulated.
- gonvaled 8y agoI fail to see where I was pejorative. I was confrontational, yes. You are right on the clarity department.
- dredmorbius 8y agoCharacterisation of "most HN" and "Chinese overlords". Your comment would read better absent both comments. The notion of China being able to respond independently, with agency, is valid.