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Past abuses of power shouldn't justify modern ones, nor should it be normalized and accepted by anyone. It should be criticized and measures put in place so tha
by imiric 6y ago
Past abuses of power shouldn't justify modern ones, nor should it be normalized and accepted by anyone. It should be criticized and measures put in place so that it doesn't happen again.
We can do better as a civilization and learn from past mistakes. The fact China downplays and denies theirs while trying to gaslight the world should be reason enough to never do business with them until this changes and they can be transparent and honest.
Unsurprisingly comments like yours come to their defense anytime a news story like this comes along. It's tiring, frankly.
- sudosysgen 6y agoI don't think that taking tech is a mistake or a disaster. Ultimately it works like this - all rising powers have the choice to stay fully shackled by IP and remain subordinate and poor forever, or they can take that IP and provide a better life for their people. Unless there is some alternative there, I just can't fault a country for doing it. Especially when the current top dog is only there because they did it too. The concept of IP is already morally questionable to begin with, now we want to use it to keep half of the world poorer and dependent in perpetuity?
- imiric 6y agoI'm not advocating for IP laws, I agree they're not conducive to prosperity. What I'm against is abuse of trust between business partners, theft of information for political gain or commercial exploitation (counterfeit products), and general dishonesty and deceitfulness. I'm not well versed in game theory, but if tit-for-tat is a winning strategy, it's unreasonable to continue to cooperate with a party that actively tries to screw everyone else over at every turn.