US accused of ‘piracy’ over mask ‘confiscation’

Re:US accused of ‘piracy’ over mask ‘confiscation’ by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Saturday April 04, 2020 @09:20AM (#22778061)

Based on the current actions, it would appear that moving away from global trade results in piracy ( and likely other unilateral actions ). If this moment teaches us anything, it is that globalization ( I hate myself for using this argument already ) is actually a net good for us as a human kind.

So no, I believe your conclusion is incorrect. That trend should not be reversed as we need sufficiently interconnected world so that all interested parties think long and hard before they press the wrong button. MAD at its finest.

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Re:US accused of ‘piracy’ over mask ‘confiscation’ by TechBro8615 on Saturday April 04, 2020 @10:14AM (#22778324)

If globalization is a net positive, does the same logic hold for centralization of internet services? Here at HN we are largely proponents of decentralization, arguing it leads to a stronger whole. And yet when speaking of geopolitics we seem to have a blindspot and the same logic does not apply. I wonder why this is.

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Re:US accused of ‘piracy’ over mask ‘confiscation’ by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Saturday April 04, 2020 @10:48AM (#22778521)

It is a valid point, but I have no answer other that different type of systems may follow different types of rules ( as in, centralization may not be good for every system ).

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