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Well said. It's incredibly healthy for friends to know each others standpoints beyond nonsense press conferences and public statements mainly intended for domes
by A2017U1 7y ago
Well said. It's incredibly healthy for friends to know each others standpoints beyond nonsense press conferences and public statements mainly intended for domestic audiences. Even better to understand our "enemies" in the most peaceful period in human history.
We all spy, it's not some evil to be purged.
I do draw the line at corporate stuff though, if only the world treated industrial espionage as highly as cheating in the Olympics. Sadly we all do that too, with varying degrees of effectiveness, some are brash about it, some will go to great lengths pretending they don't do it. Not sure what's worse.
- ikeyany 7y agoI'm curious why you think it's healthy for nations and friends to spy on each other, but not companies.
- ito03j 7y agoJust piling on with similar sentiment. Corporations aren’t people, people are corporations. Saying friends shouldn’t discuss their life’s work is weird, but of course benefits profits and nation state power structures.
- mcrad 7y agoOur economic system is literally designed for companies to compete with one another. The less fair the competition, the more collusion and corruption, the less stable the market is.