Westoids better pray that the Great Firewall stays up. For their own sakes.

    • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, good. More eyes and minds working on research means more chances at cool discoveries and advancements.

      IP ostensibly exists so people can make a living selling their inventions or whatever, which is so many steps removed from the better solution of just giving people food and a house. Fuck markets, fuck marketing, steal my shit and make it cooler than I ever could have alone. Or fuck it up and send people my way looking for the real deal. Either way I'll still keep making that garbage because I love making it.

    • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      The main reason for the China doesn't respect muh IP laws thing is the good old racist Westerner belief that China is incapable of developing anything on their own, they can only rip off Western products.

      • SuperNovaCouchGuy2 [any]
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        1 year ago

        they can only rip off Western products

        Bold saying this about the 4000 year old civilization that gave the world gunpowder and noodles

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        1 year ago

        you should mention to your friend how the USA flaunted IP law for the first ~150 years of its existence