theshatterstone54 comments on China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced Industries

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Summary is very significantly understated. China is very far ahead in robotics, and AI is at least on par. Manufacturing and construction being far ahead makes everything important far ahead. Military production capacity and "military tech value", where quantity is quality, has China far ahead.

From summary, this is denial meant to spur more government investment in a competition that is already lost using a corrupt US oligarchist model of privatized profit enhancement without any concern for produced value.

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk -1 points 1 year ago (18 children)

While I don't disagree, I think talking about the corrupt oligarchist model as if it isn't matched (if not outclassed) by the CCP's control and surveillance in China feels disingenuous.

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[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

China bad am I right

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk -2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Correction: both are bad. The only good outcome is where neither the US nor China is a lone superpower, but instead they both compete economically, driving innovation and improvement for the rest of the world to enjoy.

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[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Lmao

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago

Did people forget when the US went to shit, and how the US quality of life only really started declining when they won the Cold War and had no more competition? Competition is key to pushing the US to do better. It's not going to do that without the threat of China (not that it's doing that now, but the principle still stands).

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

Did we actually find peak liberalism?

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Maybe? Idk if I should feel honoured, as that's sort-of how I'd align myself.

I'd say I'm more of a social democrat personally.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago

Social Democrats are a sub-category of liberal. Either way, the idea that "competition" is inherently good for the people is extremely flawed thinking, a world without the US Empire would be far better.