Re:Cracks in the Great Stagnation?
by yostrovs on Thursday November 26, 2020 @11:19AM
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The fact that America does not suffer from the kind of disruptions that cause other countries to lose their talent may be the reason for its winning advantage. Why not look for what that is instead of blaming a country for giving refuge to those that need it and benefiting from the natural rewards that come.
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Re:Cracks in the Great Stagnation?
by sudosysgen on Thursday November 26, 2020 @01:40PM
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I didn't see the parent doing that. The parent was theorizing that the reason why US/Western tech is in some kind of stagnation is because the world is more stable and so the stability advantage is reduced.
Also, it is an undeniable fact that the US and the Western world in general were in no small part the causes, or certainly exacerbating factors, of these disruptions.
Agreed on the latter point, and the burgeoning global software industry will likely break stagnation even further, but all the examples of breaking stagnation in the article are American companies.
Anyways I don't want to come off as some flag-waving nationalist, I just dont think that the story of immigrant success in the United States should be painted as America exploiting these people's talents at their expense.