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Why would the US jeopardize one of it's giants to appease a Japanese giant?

by fyzix 3y ago

animal_spirits 3y ago
Jeopardize? Are you saying it is more important for big corporations to become bigger at the expense of public?
- hnfong 3y ago
  Looking at the last 20 years of big tech development, I think my answer is “yes”. Or are you actually being sarcastic?
  - animal_spirits 3y ago
    No, I'm not being sarcastic - I'm genuinely curious at your viewpoint. I feel it is an inevitable outcome that once large organizations reach a size where they have the ability to wield their influence over large sections of our economy it becomes a survival mechanism to do so. I personally want less corporate influence over my life (my government in particular) and I oppose them getting large so that they have less power in this area. Do you think this is not the case?
    - hnfong 3y ago
      I studied a bit of law in Uni in a non-US jurisdiction, and my personal observation seems to be that there’s a bias towards lenient law enforcement towards large corporations with well connected executives and board members. You can say this is a result of corruption, which i agree, but it also seems to work to the US’s favor when it comes to global competitiveness of the big companies. Large and powerful companies with unchecked power is bad for equality and fairness within the country, but those same companies are also given an “unfair” advantage when they compete with other countries’ companies. I suspect this contributes to US being able to maintain their global influence, and is partly why Big Tech are all in America. If they were founded anywhere else, they probably would not have the chance or ambition to expand since they would have been regulated long before they grow to current sizes. I definitely agree that this leads to the overwhelming corporate influence you mentioned, which is bad. Just pointing out another perspective from the national power front.
- revolvingocelot 3y ago
  Is this question in reference to what the imaginary construct "society" should want, or actual choices, made by the people who run things, about the way the world is arranged?

Why would the US jeopardize one of it's giants to appease a Japanese giant?

by fyzix 3y ago

Why would the US jeopardize one of it's giants to appease a Japanese giant?

animal_spirits 3y ago

Jeopardize? Are you saying it is more important for big corporations to become bigger at the expense of public?

hnfong 3y ago
Looking at the last 20 years of big tech development, I think my answer is “yes”. Or are you actually being sarcastic?
- animal_spirits 3y ago
  No, I'm not being sarcastic - I'm genuinely curious at your viewpoint. I feel it is an inevitable outcome that once large organizations reach a size where they have the ability to wield their influence over large sections of our economy it becomes a survival mechanism to do so. I personally want less corporate influence over my life (my government in particular) and I oppose them getting large so that they have less power in this area. Do you think this is not the case?
  - hnfong 3y ago
    I studied a bit of law in Uni in a non-US jurisdiction, and my personal observation seems to be that there’s a bias towards lenient law enforcement towards large corporations with well connected executives and board members. You can say this is a result of corruption, which i agree, but it also seems to work to the US’s favor when it comes to global competitiveness of the big companies. Large and powerful companies with unchecked power is bad for equality and fairness within the country, but those same companies are also given an “unfair” advantage when they compete with other countries’ companies. I suspect this contributes to US being able to maintain their global influence, and is partly why Big Tech are all in America. If they were founded anywhere else, they probably would not have the chance or ambition to expand since they would have been regulated long before they grow to current sizes. I definitely agree that this leads to the overwhelming corporate influence you mentioned, which is bad. Just pointing out another perspective from the national power front.
revolvingocelot 3y ago
Is this question in reference to what the imaginary construct "society" should want, or actual choices, made by the people who run things, about the way the world is arranged?