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Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI by ben_w on Monday February 10, 2025 @07:46PM (#43007436)
It took a while, and a huge investment from the US to avoid the locals flocking to the DDR.

(The Soviets, unable to put in as big an investment, built the wall to stop DDR citizens from making the opposite trip).

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Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI by amazingamazing on Monday February 10, 2025 @07:48PM (#43007469)
indeed.
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Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI by gen220 on Monday February 10, 2025 @10:49PM (#43008718)
The history of the border between the DDR and FRG is quite nuanced and interesting. The Iron Curtain was more of a cooperative effort, especially early on, and especially outside of Berlin.

Worthwhile reading on the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Burned-Bridge-East-Germans-Curtain/dp....

In some ways, the existence of a physical border begat the political and economic division, as much as the other way around!

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