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Re:Why is China smashing its tech industry? by triceratops on Monday August 02, 2021 @02:18PM (#28040560)
> “we must recognize the fundamental importance of the real economy… and never deindustrialize.”

This is a valid point, and I tend to agree with it. However I see entertainment as part of the "real" economy. It's an incredibly old industry, provides real value to nearly every human being, creates high-, medium-, and low-skilled employment across a wide variety of disciplines, can allow your culture to punch above its weight, and produces art that endures across generations and centuries (for example, Shakespeare).

Re:Why is China smashing its tech industry? by lasagnaphil on Monday August 02, 2021 @02:40PM (#28040884)
The real problem is that when the basic infrastructure that maintain the entertainment industry is gone, then the whole thing breaks down in shambles. For example, someday there might be a global shortage of electronics due to geo-political factors, and then you will have no chips to make those fancy consoles and PCs with.
Re:Why is China smashing its tech industry? by triceratops on Monday August 02, 2021 @06:07PM (#28043304)
That's the thing about the entertainment industry though. It's been around since the amphitheater was the pinnacle of technology.

Literally all you need to entertain people is talent and a space.