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The shame of all this is that now every country will have a worse, more expensive - but yes, soveriegn - solution, and the US makes less money through trade. Ev
by bad_haircut72 8mo ago
The shame of all this is that now every country will have a worse, more expensive - but yes, soveriegn - solution, and the US makes less money through trade. Everyone loses, except people who want to hurt western economies.
- danny_codes 8mo agoOr maybe a better product that’s cheaper. Let’s not let hubris get the best of us. There’s nothing special about the US. I mean imagine being an Oracle customer and switching to a local supplier. Must be like emerging from a nightmare
- xyzal 8mo agoLack of regulation is US' advantage. Which has of course also its downsides, like an extractive healthcare system.
- danny_codes 8mo agoDo we? China seems a lot more down to setup heavy polluting industries than we are.
- rurp 8mo agoI think it's more likely we end up with a better software ecosystem. There will be plenty of companies for the foreseeable future willing to buy from either continent if one offering is substantially better. More competition will be better, as long as the US govt doesn't succeed in stifling it. Microsoft for example has had a de facto monopoly in many areas for quite some time and I doubt many would argue that their software quality has flourished in recent years.
- bad_haircut72 8mo agoThis is fair I guess. Assuming US tech got there by merit alone is probably a wrong assumption. Part of the "soft power" of getting to set the rules and whatnot. If nothing else this gives me a positive outlook so thankyou :D