Re:ByteDance won't sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle or ...
by wokwokwok on Monday September 14, 2020 @06:34AM
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Sure; but it’s an almost irrelevant detail.
The point being made is that government intervention is a given in China at every level.
You can argue either way on if it’s “right” for the US to be doing it too, but it’s a bit rich to make a song and dance about how unfair it is under the circumstances.
I’m 100% happy to agree governments in general, should keep out of this stuff, but that’s not the world we live in, or have lived in, for a very long time...
/shrug
It sucks, but it’s kind of hard to be sympathetic, honestly.
The point being made is that government intervention is a given in China at every level.
You can argue either way on if it’s “right” for the US to be doing it too, but it’s a bit rich to make a song and dance about how unfair it is under the circumstances.
I’m 100% happy to agree governments in general, should keep out of this stuff, but that’s not the world we live in, or have lived in, for a very long time...
/shrug
It sucks, but it’s kind of hard to be sympathetic, honestly.
You reap what you sow.