How important are 'economies of scale'?

Re:How important are 'economies of scale'? by jjeaff on Saturday February 22, 2020 @11:11PM (#22395093)

You really think that right now, given what we know is happening in China on a large scale (cultural genocide, sterilizations, social credit systems, political prisoners, mass protests being squashed by violence, etc...) That too much power concentrated in the US would be just as bad as with China?

I think it's pretty clear that the current absolute dictatorship in China is not even on the same level of bad as the current US system, orange warts and all.

Maybe ask Hong Kong. If they had to be ruled by China or the US, which would they choose?

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Re:How important are 'economies of scale'? by clairity on Sunday February 23, 2020 @12:03AM (#22395247)

the US has a ton of problems too: homelessness, drug addiction, crushing debt, pollution, gun violence, corporatocracy, terrorism hysteria, incarceration, suicide, heart disease, cancer, obesity, etc. and we strongly oppose the single biggest, easiest fix: import a bunch more people into the country to juice the economy (since baby-making has stagnated here due to all the aforementioned problems).

the hong konger would choose neither of course.

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