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Re:What being filthy rich in China looked like in 1, 1000, a... by logicchains on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:15PM (#38007956)
>Evn if they fall to 800mil people, that is still more than 2x more than USA

In the time it takes for China's population to fall this low, the US population is expected to grow significantly, assuming the current rate of immigration continues.

>Look at Japan, their 100m dwindling to 80m still so dominant

Innovation and GDP growth has basically completely stopped in Japan due to the burden of the aging population. What's the last piece of innovative software or hardware you used that was made in Japan?

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Re:What being filthy rich in China looked like in 1, 1000, a... by ninkendo on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:25PM (#38008031)
> What's the last piece of innovative software or hardware you used that was made in Japan?

Nintendo is the only company left that knows how to actually make good games, so Japan at least has that going for them.

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Re:What being filthy rich in China looked like in 1, 1000, a... by onlyrealcuzzo on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:44PM (#38008139)
Population doesn't matter - workforce does.

And by this measure, China's advantage vs the US will shrink even more.

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