Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US?

• Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  For the same reason the world believes it - because its true. They are the cutting edge. Other engineers can take over in the same way that other scientists could have taken over the Apollo program. It’s possible, but it takes time, money, effort, and luck, and in the meantime the other nation(s) will land on the moon first.

  All of the other companies are actively trying to beat TSMC and losing. Computer chips are the rocket engines of the digital age.

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  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You’re dodging the question. Why do you believe they’re beating us?

    I personally believe it’s due to lack of public investment in education and technology. But the fact that you keep coming back to eugenics-themed arguments is concerning. So again, why do you think it is they’re beating us?

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    • Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Eugenics themed? Lmfao what?

      I’m not saying they’re naturally smarter than other people lol. It has nothing to do with genetics. The answer to “why are they winning the race” isn’t simple, and the answer to “how can the US surpass them” could fill a novel and still not provide a clear answer. They’re beating everyone, not just America, and a lot of it comes down to chance and circumstance.

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      • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        “Chance and circumstances” is either doubling down on the eugenics theme, or you’re just opposed to increased investments in education and training.

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    • frezik@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I personally believe it’s due to lack of public investment in education and technology in western countries.

      And you are correct, but why do you assume there’s any eugenics-themed arguments above? There is nothing of the sort. Everything the other poster says is completely compatible with Taiwan investing in education and technology that the US failed to do.

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      • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I get that impression because of the projections that my preference for US citizens to get the jobs in the US is somehow racist, the references to Project Paperclip, and the insistence that these jobs can only possibly be filled by importing exploitable labor instead of getting people educated & trained here.

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