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I Just Returned from China. We Are Not Winning
- sizzle 8mo agoArticle: http://archive.today/55FMC http://archive.today/55FMC
- andelink 8mo agoWhat does it mean to “win” in this context? Can’t we both win? But yes, if we want to use this framing, then yeah we are losing. But even if China wasn’t a thing at all, I would still say we’re losing
- burnt-resistor 8mo agoProtectionism, violent Gestapo xenophobia, complacency, laziness, dishonesty, and a false sense of supremacy are the obstacles once we get the vampiric, pervert billionaires out of the way whom are ruining everything. That sucking sound is capital leaving and a brain drain of researchers, skilled workers, and tourists going elsewhere. Winning takes sustained excellence from immigrants and folks who got into college on original effort, test scores, and doing the work, not legacy pot heads where daddy donated a library.
- eudamoniac 8mo agoAs of 2024–2025, foreign-born residents make up only about 0.1% of China's total population.
- emchammer 8mo agoIf we get used to vibe coding, then we had better get used to vibe salaries.