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This is what I mean by “insanity”. We have an adversary that’s punching us in the face and rather than defend ourselves or fight back we lean into the punch bec
by flappyeagle 4y ago
This is what I mean by “insanity”. We have an adversary that’s punching us in the face and rather than defend ourselves or fight back we lean into the punch because “the free market”.
The market is already unfree. We’re banned from the entire Chinese market. And it will remain asymmetrical until we decide to pick up and walk away.
- 8note 4y agoSo what? It's chinese consumers that lose by keeping American companies out. I don't understand the reasoning on wanting to punish American consumers until Chinese consumers get a better deal
- flappyeagle 4y agoYou’re missing half the equation. It’s Americans that lose out by not being able to sell into the Chinese market. Banning TikTok doesn’t hurt American consumers in any real sense. They can amuse themselves with short form video from any number of providers. Social media is a zero sum battle for your non-sleeping hours at this point.
- edgyquant 4y agoNo it isn’t it’s American citizens who are feeding the Chinese intelligence apparatus directly about their entire lives. This is not a personal preference but a giant information gathering net. Hence why China bans ours because they know this is a ridiculous thing to allow
- AntiRemoteWork 4y ago[dead]