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We need to get away from this nationalist perspective. All of these companies are global companies, both in where their products are designed/developed, as well

We need to get away from this nationalist perspective. All of these companies are global companies, both in where their products are designed/developed, as well as where there users are. You wouldn't pit one state against the other and say "we need to keep California founded monopolies in place or else Oklahoma might end up replacing them". We're all in this world together. Yes there are cultural differences, but we need to shift our mentality to a global one. I know some people will call foul on China, but remember they sued Alibaba for monopolistic practices https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/09/china-fines-alibaba-in-anti-monopoly-probe.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/09/china-fines-alibaba-in-anti-... - all is not as it may seem on the surface. Recognition on my part there are other issues to consider in China and many other countries, which is why we're looking to Philippines, Sri Lanka, Mexico and other location for our company. Legislation is slow, action is faster.

peytn 5y ago
> You wouldn't pit one state against the other and say "we need to keep California founded monopolies in place or else Oklahoma might end up replacing them". That’s totally something my local leaders would say. States compete for business here. Practically speaking, my vote influences how US companies operate more than it influences how foreign companies operate. Therefore, all else being equal and since monopoly implies no other choices, I’m more invested in the companies I interact with being American rather than, say, Chinese.
- pedalpete 5y ago
  That's a really interesting perspective, but does your vote really influence how companies operate? On what level? For us, and we're about to start producing hardware, we think our purchasing power is more influential than our vote. That's why we're avoiding China for manufacturing.

peytn 5y ago

> You wouldn't pit one state against the other and say "we need to keep California founded monopolies in place or else Oklahoma might end up replacing them". That’s totally something my local leaders would say. States compete for business here. Practically speaking, my vote influences how US companies operate more than it influences how foreign companies operate. Therefore, all else being equal and since monopoly implies no other choices, I’m more invested in the companies I interact with being American rather than, say, Chinese.

pedalpete 5y ago
That's a really interesting perspective, but does your vote really influence how companies operate? On what level? For us, and we're about to start producing hardware, we think our purchasing power is more influential than our vote. That's why we're avoiding China for manufacturing.