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Why is it that whenever China is concerned, their most non-violent aspirations are always framed as evil? Manhattan project for anything outside a literal nuke
by stupidhooper 10mo ago
Why is it that whenever China is concerned, their most non-violent aspirations are always framed as evil? Manhattan project for anything outside a literal nuke is pretty wild for a headline.
- mattmaroon 10mo agoIt’s really not. It just is short hand for a government deciding that something really important is worth throwing a lot of resources at. I’ve heard it used to describe plenty of things western governments do too.
- xwindowsorg 10mo agoWhy not Moonshot projects? like Google X.
- mattmaroon 10mo agoAlso good.
- stupidhooper 10mo agoYou think the headline isn’t a violent superlative?
- jandrewrogers 10mo agoNo, it isn’t. The media uses that term to describe any big strategic R&D project. Anyone that reads English language media would know this.
- mattmaroon 10mo agoThat’s not how it’s used, no. It’s also not a superlative, it’s a metaphor. Superlative would be something like “biggest” or “best”.
- jandrewrogers 10mo ago“Manhattan Project” is an ubiquitous metaphor that has nothing to do with nukes or weapons. The media describes everything from climate research to AI this way. Companies often refer to their own strategic internal projects as a “Manhattan Project”.
- stackedinserter 10mo agoBecause they will become violent to us once they can afford to be violent to us.