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No, it says "If you want to steal it, you can't have it."

tedk-42 5y ago
You realise how backwards this sounds in a conversation with a normal person? Imagine if you met someone for the first time with the opening line of, "if you try and steal my property I will burn it". Politically speaking, China's way of taking tech is by buying the talent (people) and having them take a lot of the intellectual property of their former employer to their state sponsored tech companies. This rhetoric of 'invading Taiwan' and that "Taiwan should scorch their country so China can't have it" is exactly how a military person with childish thinking would stand up to a bully. My guns are bigger than yours. I'm not afraid of blowing up everything just so you can't have it. The list goes on and if you're open to destroying the world for your own political beliefs you should really think about ramifications for future generations. The Russians right now are leaving land mines all around Kiev as they retreat. Imagine being so much of a piece of shit you think this is a good tactical move. Again, "if I can't have it you can't either." Thanks for perpetuating this thinking.
- Bancakes 5y ago
  You are making things up and it's not really an argument. You show a lack of understanding of game theory. War is a game of incentives, and if you can control them, you can avoid war as a whole. Taiwan likely won't commit scorched earth policies. Why? Because they likely won't get invaded. Why? Because the invaders would have no incentive if everything is burnt down. Just like Russia has no incentive to drop atom bombs and destroy the wheat fields. You may not like it, you may be infantile and effeminately emotional about it, but leaving landmines is a good tactic - yes. It's war. Calling this childish shows your lack of comprehension and insight. Taiwan has little to lose and little to gain. China has a lot to lose and a lot to gain. From Taiwan's perspective, they can sacrifice a little to cause a lot of damage. What future generations think is irrelevant - they are not entitled to TSMC. And what's more, China is not entitled to Taiwan. It's not that if I can't have it, noone can. It's that I made this, I own this, I am entitled to this, including but not limited to destroy it as well. You can't have it because it's not yours. You having it is a fallacy which should not happen.
  - tedk-42 5y ago
    I'd rather be nice and not an asshole. It's funny to see someone on the internet justifying leaving landmines that eventually blow up and maim future generations of people. Keyboard warriors will never change.
    - Bancakes 5y ago
      I'm not justifying it. I'm explaining to you the rules because you don't understand them and are posting knee jerk reactions online. If it were up to you, Ukraine would have actually waved the white flag and become a satellite state. Thank you for your non-service.

You realise how backwards this sounds in a conversation with a normal person? Imagine if you met someone for the first time with the opening line of, "if you try and steal my property I will burn it". Politically speaking, China's way of taking tech is by buying the talent (people) and having them take a lot of the intellectual property of their former employer to their state sponsored tech companies. This rhetoric of 'invading Taiwan' and that "Taiwan should scorch their country so China can't have it" is exactly how a military person with childish thinking would stand up to a bully. My guns are bigger than yours. I'm not afraid of blowing up everything just so you can't have it. The list goes on and if you're open to destroying the world for your own political beliefs you should really think about ramifications for future generations. The Russians right now are leaving land mines all around Kiev as they retreat. Imagine being so much of a piece of shit you think this is a good tactical move. Again, "if I can't have it you can't either." Thanks for perpetuating this thinking.

Bancakes 5y ago
You are making things up and it's not really an argument. You show a lack of understanding of game theory. War is a game of incentives, and if you can control them, you can avoid war as a whole. Taiwan likely won't commit scorched earth policies. Why? Because they likely won't get invaded. Why? Because the invaders would have no incentive if everything is burnt down. Just like Russia has no incentive to drop atom bombs and destroy the wheat fields. You may not like it, you may be infantile and effeminately emotional about it, but leaving landmines is a good tactic - yes. It's war. Calling this childish shows your lack of comprehension and insight. Taiwan has little to lose and little to gain. China has a lot to lose and a lot to gain. From Taiwan's perspective, they can sacrifice a little to cause a lot of damage. What future generations think is irrelevant - they are not entitled to TSMC. And what's more, China is not entitled to Taiwan. It's not that if I can't have it, noone can. It's that I made this, I own this, I am entitled to this, including but not limited to destroy it as well. You can't have it because it's not yours. You having it is a fallacy which should not happen.
- tedk-42 5y ago
  I'd rather be nice and not an asshole. It's funny to see someone on the internet justifying leaving landmines that eventually blow up and maim future generations of people. Keyboard warriors will never change.
  - Bancakes 5y ago
    I'm not justifying it. I'm explaining to you the rules because you don't understand them and are posting knee jerk reactions online. If it were up to you, Ukraine would have actually waved the white flag and become a satellite state. Thank you for your non-service.