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  • Che's Motorcycle@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    Long article, some good data, then they end it with this gem:

    “Everybody makes stuff in China,” said Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China and now a partner at Washington consulting firm DGA Group. “But nobody makes money.”

      • What_Religion_R_They [none/use name]
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        3 months ago

        "Real eyes," said Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China and now a partner at Washington consulting firm DGA Group. "Realize real lies."

      • farmer_of_song@lemmygrad.ml
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        3 months ago

        You have to produce in China to keep costs down, but you can't sell effectively in China due to state-mandated hypercompetition driving everyone to zero profit.

        Turns out Communists are better at capitalism than capitalists are.

        • keepcarrot [she/her]
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          3 months ago

          Competition is one of those capitalist buzzwords they use to reinforce their Darwinian beliefs, but as it transpires they don't actually like it that much

          • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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            3 months ago

            Much like anybody else that is involved in competition of any sort, they only like it when they're winning.

            • keepcarrot [she/her]
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              3 months ago

              In comp games (not like... Competitive ladders and elo, but just playing against a human opponent) I am trying to excise that reaction in myself. Its very important for tabletop gaming community health. I will say if my opponent is being a smug asshole joyously celebrating their good luck even when they're obvious already winning, it makes it rather difficult. Co-op for life, apparently.

              • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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                3 months ago

                I frequently contemplate that about games, and the idea of 'friendly competition', but in truth I don't think such a thing really exists. I imagine a group of friends, say 6 people or so, and all of them enjoy Street Fighter. One of the 6 is doubtlessly going to be the worst in the group, and will rarely ever see wins. Even if the other 5 are very kind and gracious to their friend, could it really be said that the worst in the group will feel good about playing the game? About being the well-treated punching bag? I doubt it. The process of competition itself, even when 'friendly', is deleterious to the loser.

                • cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml
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                  3 months ago

                  I think friendly competition definitely exists, and it's a cornerstone of human psychology. But in order for friendly competition to work, everyone has to "win" at least some of the time.

                • keepcarrot [she/her]
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                  3 months ago

                  No idea, but on an internal level I imagine it's healthier to not care about losing in a leisure activity