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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by coolspot on Monday October 16, 2023 @04:18PM (#37905919)
Usually they out-compete yours because they burn coal and you have to buy solar, they commute in packed trains while you drive tesla to work, they live in tiny apartments, while your house has a backyard and frontyard.
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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by WalterBright on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:13PM (#37906715)
Protectionism is not a fix for comparative advantage. Regardless of the motives for protectionism, it will make your economy less competitive and less prosperous.
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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by Apocryphon on Monday October 16, 2023 @11:58PM (#37910434)
The East Asian Tigers being a major counterexample:

https://hir.harvard.edu/the-east-asian-miracle-where-did-ada...

It's basically Ha-Joon Chang's whole deal-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Samaritans:_The_Myth_of_Fr...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/hajoon-c...

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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by WalterBright on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @02:40AM (#37911394)
East Asia switched to free markets, which is where their prosperity came from.
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Re:LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineer... by Apocryphon on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @11:52AM (#37917017)
Completely unsubstantiated non-response. At least post a link, name a contrary authority, cite some evidence, do something.
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