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Re:Elite Underproduction by civilized on Sunday November 07, 2021 @06:17PM (#29144538)
What's the big deal whose GDP is bigger? You think China's going to invade us?

Maybe it's good that other groups of people besides Americans and Europeans can make leading contributions to economic growth, science and technology.

Maybe America's dominance is mainly good for the rich and those who like to invade countries on a whim. I don't care about either of those groups.

Re:Elite Underproduction by rayiner on Monday November 08, 2021 @12:59AM (#29146459)
A lot of our ability to simply ignore reality—e.g. budget deficits, or comically high infrastructure costs—comes from having the biggest economy and being the most attractive target of investment.