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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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