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Re:A Swede Returns to Silicon Valley from China by saynsedit on Thursday August 04, 2016 @11:20AM (#12226087)
All of the following things apply to 2016 China just as well:

* Strong disagreement and polarization on a lot of important issues

* Constant arguing about the best way forward argue on how best to fix economic issues

* Many important problems are ignored, seemingly forever

Believing otherwise is vain provincial exceptionalism. The original comparison is superficial and bankrupt.

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Re:A Swede Returns to Silicon Valley from China by imgabe on Friday August 05, 2016 @10:27AM (#12232544)
None of those things are inconsistent with the central planning / organic growth dichotomy that is what the cathedral / bazaar analogy is getting at. It's not superficial, it's just making a comparison of one specific aspect of the two cultures, not trying to be a comprehensive model that explains every single thing about each one.
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Re:A Swede Returns to Silicon Valley from China by saynsedit on Saturday August 06, 2016 @03:29AM (#12237403)
Wait, if both China and the US meet those criteria then where is the dichotomy? Wouldn't they both then be bazaars?
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