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china copies a lot of stuff. but what most people don't realize, is after getting good at copying you become good at creating. if you've ever learnt by doing yo
by dzonga 6y ago
china copies a lot of stuff. but what most people don't realize, is after getting good at copying you become good at creating. if you've ever learnt by doing you know this is a hack to be good at something.
- albanread 6y agoI agree we all learn by example; and by copying. I remember in the 1970s people used to say that the Japanese could only copy the west; they couldn't create things of their own; their culture or even their different brains prevented them from original creativity. That was obviously just a load of garbage; it was just a stage their economy was going through. I think the article is light on historical context. There are good reasons why catching up with other nations; especially ones that once oppressed you could be regarded as a completely ethical thing to do; by any means necessary; to safeguard your peoples future. No one would be in any way surprised if Huawei had just said "we are forking Android and our fork will diverge over time; eventually becoming our own unique operating system." Understanding why they didn't say that is perhaps the interesting thing.