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Unprecedented rapacity by the United States - not only forced tech transfer, and then having to pay for the privilege of being robbed; the hegemon is consuming

Unprecedented rapacity by the United States - not only forced tech transfer, and then having to pay for the privilege of being robbed; the hegemon is consuming its vassals, as it withdraws from its commitments.

phkahler 1y ago
Well China has been forcing tech transfer for 30 years now.
- cmdli 1y ago
  And China is becoming increasingly isolated from the rest of the Western world. I'm amazed that the US is following suit.
  - tonyhart7 1y ago
    why you acting like this is bad thing????
    - const_cast 1y ago
      Because nobody can explain why its a good thing????
      - phkahler 1y ago
        Trade deficits are bad. See Greece a while back.
- Herring 1y ago
  Look at Intel's history. Concentration of power (monopoly) generally leads to corruption/abuse and stifled innovation. It's bad even for the monopolist. The second China becomes powerful enough to throw their military around like the US is when I start supporting tech transfers the other way. A more distributed power structure is much better for overall progress.
  - threatofrain 1y ago
    > The second China becomes powerful enough to throw their military around like the US This would be late timing.
    - Herring 1y ago
      Go look up "world's happiest countries 2025". There are lots of places that are absolutely thriving despite not having the biggest guns (and perhaps because of it).
      - seanmcdirmid 1y ago
        China is on a path to having the biggest guns anyways (I totally expect them to pass the USA in military power in my lifetime).
      - thorncorona 1y ago
        Unsurprisingly, this correlates with antidepressant usage.
- hunglee2 1y ago
  not remotely equivalent
- rchaud 1y ago
  That sounds a lot like "Well our enemy doesnt follow the Geneva Conventions, so why should we?" Ask yourself what the benefit is of having the US as a diplomatic partner if you can get the same deal from China but with a more stable and predictable leadership.
howmayiannoyyou 1y ago
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phkahler 1y ago

Well China has been forcing tech transfer for 30 years now.

cmdli 1y ago
And China is becoming increasingly isolated from the rest of the Western world. I'm amazed that the US is following suit.
- tonyhart7 1y ago
  why you acting like this is bad thing????
  - const_cast 1y ago
    Because nobody can explain why its a good thing????
    - phkahler 1y ago
      Trade deficits are bad. See Greece a while back.
Herring 1y ago
Look at Intel's history. Concentration of power (monopoly) generally leads to corruption/abuse and stifled innovation. It's bad even for the monopolist. The second China becomes powerful enough to throw their military around like the US is when I start supporting tech transfers the other way. A more distributed power structure is much better for overall progress.
- threatofrain 1y ago
  > The second China becomes powerful enough to throw their military around like the US This would be late timing.
  - Herring 1y ago
    Go look up "world's happiest countries 2025". There are lots of places that are absolutely thriving despite not having the biggest guns (and perhaps because of it).
    - seanmcdirmid 1y ago
      China is on a path to having the biggest guns anyways (I totally expect them to pass the USA in military power in my lifetime).
    - thorncorona 1y ago
      Unsurprisingly, this correlates with antidepressant usage.
hunglee2 1y ago
not remotely equivalent
rchaud 1y ago
That sounds a lot like "Well our enemy doesnt follow the Geneva Conventions, so why should we?" Ask yourself what the benefit is of having the US as a diplomatic partner if you can get the same deal from China but with a more stable and predictable leadership.

howmayiannoyyou 1y ago

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