Scientific innovation has been driving US economic growth for decades. Losing that edge means losing access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.
It shows how much our own investment has cratered. Costs for research are higher here for materials and wages, yet they’re still outspending the US now.
It shows that China is challenging the American hegemony and America’s cultural clout is decreasing. Whether it’s a competition is in the eye of the beholder. Articles saying “China is outpacing the US in whatever” are making the observation that America, a nation that’s used to banking on its reputation for being a top tier innovator in everything from tech to entertainment, is losing that ability if not straight up giving it away.
Gotta wonder the point behind all of these “China does a thing better than the U.S.” stories is.
Are we in some sort of competition with China? I mean more so than usual.
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Yeah, speedrunning totalitarianism
It shows how much our own investment has cratered. Costs for research are higher here for materials and wages, yet they’re still outspending the US now.
Spamoflage / dragon bridge is where you’d start your search for the answer.
Basically, it’s deliberately done
It shows that China is challenging the American hegemony and America’s cultural clout is decreasing. Whether it’s a competition is in the eye of the beholder. Articles saying “China is outpacing the US in whatever” are making the observation that America, a nation that’s used to banking on its reputation for being a top tier innovator in everything from tech to entertainment, is losing that ability if not straight up giving it away.