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Weird that people get upset by this. I wonder how anyone complaining about "copying" feel about software patents. Honestly, I didn't even know about this missi
by cletus 5y ago
Weird that people get upset by this. I wonder how anyone complaining about "copying" feel about software patents.
Honestly, I didn't even know about this mission until now. Good for China. I like "monuments" that countries engage in. They're not new. This is what Apollo was too. Better this than an F-35.
If bananas have taught us anything, it's that monocultures are bad (reinforced by the various COVID vaccines I might add). If SpaceX and all the "me toos" have taught us anything is that space (engineering) is hard.
The longevity of the NASA rovers is almost legendary at this point. They too were originally designed for 90 day missions. It'll be interesting to see how long this Chinese rover lasts.
If it's much shorter, which is what I suspect, I hope the lesson people take is just what an accomplishment the NASA rovers are rather than just cheap nationalistic shots at the Chinese space agency.
- d0100 5y agoI am very anti-CCP and try to be vocal about it (my sister no longer lives there). However I don't mind that China copies stuff, my biggest issue is how asymmetric their commercial policies are. Actually, pretty much any policy they have is very anti non Han Chinese If China had any flavour of democracy I'd be much more supportive, my views intersect with many different aspects of Chinese culture I wish my country would adopt some of the successful policies China has, without the absolute disregard for personal freedom/rights
- russli1993 5y agoAs a han chinese, I am curious to learn what policy is very anti-non han Chinese? What to hear from your perspective.