| ▲ | 23B1 13 hours ago |
| Because the Chinese are openly hostile towards the United States and its interests, whereas American companies have a vested interest in the U.S. and are beholden to its laws. I don't know why realpolitik is so hard for technologists to understand, perhaps too much utopian fantasy scifi? |
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| ▲ | tmnvdb 13 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| It is really amazing to see so many replies here of people who do not just disagree with the ruling but completely deny the principles at play exist. |
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| ▲ | 23B1 11 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Computer touchers awash in luxury beliefs. | |
| ▲ | Spunkie 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | I've honestly never seen so many stupid people making stupid arguments on HN before. Nothing but lazy disingenuous arguments who's only purpose is to bait conversations for replying with even lazier whataboutisms. Either the brainrot has really set in for these people or we are being flooded with ai/bots. | | |
| ▲ | tmnvdb 12 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Yes. Or both. | | |
| ▲ | 23B1 11 hours ago | parent [-] | | Or mutually-supporting fires, a death-spiral of agitprop fueling already bent values. |
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| ▲ | kjkjadksj 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | What is stupid in these replies to me is that people seemingly think the interests of american companies and the american working class are somehow aligned. | | |
| ▲ | 23B1 11 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Stupid false dichotomy. | |
| ▲ | tmnvdb 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | It’s possible to recognize both that (a) American companies’ business interests don’t fully align with the needs of their users or the general public, and that (b) the Chinese Communist Party’s objectives —which include weakening, destabilizing, and impoverishing the United States— are even less aligned with the interests of American citizens. |
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| ▲ | alonsonic 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| The idealist and optimist part of technologists tend to block the understanding of the rather simple practicalities at play in geo politics. |
