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• inglor_cz 6y ago
  "The idea we need war or war-like circumstances to perform our best is a foolish idea (or something worse). " I do not like that idea either, but denying its plausibility seems like a bit of wishful thinking to me. As you mention, competition works. Competition between corporations is not friendly, it is a fight to the death (of the corporations), and governments spend a lot of energy to prevent the participants from crossing multiple red lines - that were established precisely because earlier bouts of competition had destructive side effects. Competition is a business equivalent of a Cold War. And yes, it works, threat of being wiped out is a strong motivator. Multiple corporations that failed to compete no longer exist (does anyone remember DEC?), which is the equivalent of a country losing war so badly that it disintegrates. Much like the old Habsburg empire did.