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To put a finer point on it: How's basing the US economy on advertising looking?

I went to college and eventually got a PhD in physics. I've built specialized machine tools. Yet I'm considered a schmuck because I didn't go into software development, and the software developers are considered schmucks if they didn't go into financial services or advertising. And none of that was about emphasizing college. Becoming a programmer doesn't require college.

And lazy knucklehead stories are part of the workforce culture in virtually every occupation and industry. I'm sure I'm the lazy knucklehead in some of those stories.



The west coast is in for a rude awakening when they realize that they can't win a war against china with code, and they don't have jobs because they don't have chips to run their advertising code on anymore because China took Taiwan.

Manufacturing is what builds up strong economies and it's what saves lives by preventing wars as long as possible and minimizes casualties on your side in war by fielding troops with more/better equipment.


If only the US had allies. But I guess it's hard to count on them when you're actively threading invasion!

A war with China won't be won with manufacturing. It'll be won by having allies.

If it actually comes to pass, you'll probably declined fighting the hot war, and opt for a cold one. But without allies it'll get real cold.


The same allies that buy Russian energy? Yes such strategic masterminds.


If that is the strongest attack yoi have, you don't have much. At least they are not allying themselves with Russia, unlike America.

Canada could have been an ally too ... now it mostly hates USA.


You can have all the allies in the world but if none of you have weapons and the means to make them you won't win.


Despite the popular narrative Europe still has a sizeable arms industry.

What Europe doesn't is the ability to quickly agree on anything. But when America calls consensus can be reached quickly.

At times 40% of the contingent in Afghanistan were allies.


Does America or Europe have the industrial capacity to produce enough anti-ship missiles to stop China from taking Taiwan?

Does America or Europe have the industrial capacity to produce enough ships to stop China from taking Taiwan?


Hard to imagine rebuilding a manufacturing economy while your scientists are fleeing the country.


Sucks that Trump is considering trying to repeal the CHIPS act then huh




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