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It's hard to get ahead by stealing, because you end up under investing in domestic research capability. China probably has a large enough economy to do both th
by PopePompus 6y ago
It's hard to get ahead by stealing, because you end up under investing in domestic research capability. China probably has a large enough economy to do both theft and cutting-edge research, but the old USSR would never have pulled ahead.
- p_l 6y agoDropping support for domestic research&development and switching towards "just steal it" are considered part of why USSR failed - and a legacy of Brezhnev era.