> Partly because I think we no longer feel much of a need to prove we're better in science/tech than a major rival, which was once the Soviets, so general scien

> Partly because I think we no longer feel much of a need to prove we're better in science/tech than a major rival, which was once the Soviets, so general science/tech advancement is a harder sell. Isn't China a new "dangerous" competitor?