We'd have to make a deal with China and be confident they wouldn't cheat on it.

And they would have to be confident that you wouldn't cheat on it.

stratos123 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's not undecidable in principle - compute governance is a thing. The more likely sticking point is that the two sides might be soured on the deal once they realize how much oversight they'd have to give to the other side.

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indoorfish 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Would this be similar to the deal of "we'll offshore all our manufacturing to you and you'll become a free, open, liberal democracy with open borders and multiculturalism?" Because I remember how that deal turned out.

	▲	sailfast 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That last part was never important. Trading partners very rarely go to war. There just isn’t much in it for either party. Close cooperation and dependency is actually quite important here - liberal democracy or no.

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sicktriple 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

With the admin we've got over here now, I think this comment is a little bit like the kettle calling the pot black, wouldn't you say?

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