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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

China is going to devour the scientific world if we keep it like this

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A scientific monopoly is a bad thing regardless who you cheer for

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I agree with the sentiment, but disagree that this is a scientific monopoly. Socialist countries correctly view science as a collaborative process whose fruits belong to society at large. As an American, I fully understand the concern: we've seen how our government used a scientific monopoly, and it was to create a capitalist world hegemony that we're still suffering in. But it's important to remember that they're not us. I'm not just talking about morality either: China and it's allies simply have none of the incentives to do what we did, and many incentives to do the opposite.

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