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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

The national interest “is guided by the belief that nothing will enhance those interests as effectively as the approach to foreign affairs commonly known as realism—a school of thought traditionally associated with such thinkers and statesmen as Disraeli, Bismarck, and Henry Kissinger. “ - from their about page

Anyone who idolizes fucking Bismarck and Kissinger is off their rocker. I wouldn’t trust anything from this rag more than I would toilet paper

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh for sure, this is a nonsensical, blindly patriotic American rag, that like you said, isn't even worth using as toilet paper.

But if something as pro-American and pro-imperialism as this rot is realising that the US can't actually compete, it's a pretty clear sign the US is in major trouble.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For some reason I feel like this is more about promoting tech sanctions than it is actually about any tech deficit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It's written by David P. Goldman, an Asia Times writer whose views run counter to the mainstream US media China narrative.

The National Interest putting one of his pieces on the front page seems really uncharacteristic of them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Way to avoid engaging with the actual points the article makes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Any technological innovation that isn’t furthering a post scarcity society where basic needs are met without expectation of payment is just more tech noise and not substantive progress. Ai taxis and more expansive telecoms and more automated menial labor just sounds like more money into an entrenched politikers or corporats pockets. America has plenty of that as well

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Adding to this: I’m tired of having centralized systems of manufacturing, we should be focusing on localized ai models empowering 3d printers and textile machines at a local scale. Break of manufacturing monopolies, stop shipping goods half way across the world. In home batteries and solar, wind to decentralize power grids Telecoms powered by a grid of satellites (put up by corporations or governments, somethings you need to compromise on) but connected to with antenna systems that could be open sourced and setup by households

More of that please less of this owner class decimating hiring head count

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

To whatever extent you can do that go ahead. However all of those methods would be less exploitative and therefore less profitable than the terrible exploititive methods we keep on doing.

This video elaborates on that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gSzzuY1Yw0