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Whats your solution then, when Taiwan falls to China tomorrow and the chips stop flowing in? The parasite execs are a problem, but a much smaller problem than i

• distortionfield 2y ago
  Absolutely agree. We need chip supremacy as a home-soil tech asap. Jet engines are no longer the challenge they previously were for China, we can’t afford to let the same happen with chips.
• trhway 2y ago
  > The parasite execs are a problem, but a much smaller problem than if the Chinese blocks flow of essential chips how dumping money onto those parasites solves the problem of the Chinese blocking the chips? So far it looks like : 1. dump the [boatload of uncountable government] money onto the parasites 2. ... 3. chips!
  • cen4 2y ago
    Nature hasn't been able to get rid of parasites for billions of years. Why? The reason they exist is, there are always parts of ever changing complex systems that can be exploited, faster than any reaction is possible. Same story with people in large orgs. If you hire 1000 people tomorrow to run a factory, there is no 100% guarantee a few parasites won't enter the system. Add to that fact, our culture is built around people worshiping Status accumulation, Wealth accumulation, Consumption etc (with Media signalling it 24x7) it sets the Environment up for parasitic/exploitative activities. Some of it can be minimized by strong/respected leaders setting up a better environment, changing what signals people are getting etc but its never 100% perfect cause of rate of change. There is always a dance going on where balance is shifting back and forth. Covid appears. Causes Chaos. It gets beaten down. Then something else appears. Thats the nature of parasites.
• simgt 2y ago
  They are not arguing for not funding these companies, they are arguing for not doing it without counterparts: > There should be no such thing as free grants, if anything they should be ownership stakes by the U.S. people by way of the government