What is it that you have against the media? If it's bias that you're trying to avoid then it's futile as there's bias everywhere; it's inherently human to be biased. What you do is go for multiple varied sources, with that awareness, find the intersections, and apply your own judgment to your findings.
> Alibaba (the discussion here) is not an AI company too
No, but that doesn't stop them from having an internal AI lab. Meta may not be an AI company but it definitely has a lab. Same for Google (a primarily information retrieval company), and they have a very good AI lab (though part of that is because their primary business benefits greatly from AI, so they must invest heavily in it).
> Do you really think that is what stops them?
I really don't know as I haven't looked into it much; that's mostly speculation on my part.
> It's just stereotypes and generalization
It's a generalization that holds well. I lived among and went to college with Asians (fresh out of Asia) for several years, and during my studies (I have a degree in Cross-Cultural Studies) my focus was Asia, primarily Japan. As such it's something that I've come to learn "from the horses' mouths".
Sure there can be a lot of competition in business and academia (especially in the younger generation), but that happens within a core framework of cooperation (group obligation and social harmony). It's kind of like a race to get the furthest fastest, to then share the secret to that endurance and speed with those who "lost". You only have to take a look at a random sampling of research released publicly, particularly in tech: you will note a predominantly Chinese authorship in general across the board. And it comes back to my original 3 points:
- China has the resources to pour into R&D in any area of interest,
- there may be a lot of competition, but a primarily collectivist/cooperative core means results are shared broadly so everyone can advance, and there are few qualms about taking from others (the West calls this "IP infringement" or something) because ultimately it's an ingrained cultural expectation that such things are available,
- China isn't in bed with (ie controlled by) the US politically (unlike so many other countries in Asia), so they have no problem going against their wishes/culture.
All points together make for a country that can most efficiently - ironically - compete with the US and not be subject to its foreign policies, which scares them to their core and that fear is expressed in the dearth of export controls and other restrictions the US has in place and forces other Western countries to adopt.
> I almost give up seeing this
Are you aware that:
- Japan was invaded and occupied by the US for several years?
- the Constitution that governs Japan today was drawn up by the occupying force during said occupation?
- Japan is forbidden by the US from building a military (with the token offering that they can maintain a "Self Defense Force"; US has promised to "protect" them otherwise)?
- there are over 20 US military bases in Japan?
Do you think there's anything that Japan can do without the allowance of the US? Just imagine if they were to somehow get a public consensus to update that Constitution that's not in the US's interest (will never happen since they're infiltrated at all levels, but still); what do you think would happen if they then started to enact those changes? Think the military at those bases will just sit and idly watch?
> You do know that China is a top trading partner with all of these on your list.
That's irrelevant. The way the world is structured today is that with many countries, trade happens regardless of political rifts and sanctions (which are almost never 100%). For example many EU countries still buy fossil fuels from Russia, which is pretty heavily sanctioned. And regardless of the increasing export controls and sanctions, the China and US economies are pretty interdependent.
>Until very recently[...]
Yes there are and will always be some kind of loophole, because of economic interdependence. One can't fully shut out the other, or do anything that leads to a direct China-US hot war. Just look at the politics at play over RoC/Taiwan. Neither will back down, and neither will do anything first that leads to escalation.
Conclusion: don't dismiss any source outright, but evaluate them carefully. There are always multiple sides to a story, and it's on you to put the pieces together.
Certain outlets aren't clearly reporting but manipulating by paid actors. It's nowhere near the truth. Not even 50% of it.
> I really don't know as I haven't looked into it much; that's mostly speculation on my part.
And I'll stop there. That's 99% of your post. Ungrounded facts. Misguided claims.
You claim you have studied history and maybe that's your bias. History was a long time ago. Back then United Kingdom, i.e. The Great Britain ruled the world too. Are we going to go on about that? The world changed. History doesn't apply. Stop talking about it. So your view of Asians might be old.
It's also just sampling bias. You go to 1 place. See a few "Asians" and it represents a whole continent?
Following your logic I go to 1 restaurant and will claim all American food is terrible based on it.
> That's irrelevant.
You're just blinded and misguided. The end.
> Do you think there's anything that Japan can do without the allowance of the US?
Yes. Iran can do what they want without the allowance of the US. The consequence is military action broke out. But they can. So why can't Japan? All the same. You're mixing logic up.
> Conclusion: don't dismiss any source outright, but evaluate them carefully.
Point them out with your - apparently non-media - sources which prove otherwise.
> You claim you have studied history
You'll have to also point out where I made such a claim. And I'm pretty sure my view of Asians isn't old, as I still communicate with some regularly.
This isn't about going "to 1 place". This is about doing deep related research (secondary sources) over several years and the results of said research for the most part agreeing with experience with and words of the primary sources (those I interacted with over several years). Your restaurant comparison doesn't fly at all.
> So why can't Japan? All the same.
You have everything there. Read the points again. Try to follow the flow; it isn't that hard. I don't see how you can say a country where the US has had continuous military presence for decades and a country where they were afraid/would be ill-advised to send in ground troops are "same" in this context.
> I don't see how you can say a country where the US has had continuous military presence for decades and a country where they were afraid/would be ill-advised to send in ground troops are "same" in this context.
It is the "same". Every country is in striking distance or you can move troops over.
You're speaking like Napoleon or someone? More history lessons? What troops?
These days you can nuke or bomb most places easily. Aircraft carriers, drones, etc. The US has strategic bases everywhere. Inside or outside. No difference. You're 90% arguing over semantics that sound nice on paper. Not so in reality.
Get on with the times.
> And I'm pretty sure my view of Asians isn't old, as I still communicate with some regularly.
That doesn't make it not old. If I speak to my grandfather that never changed for 20 years that's still regularly AND old.
It's not. There are different costs - political, logistical, etc. There would be a very high cost if US troops went into Iran, or just if the war were to continue. Note there are still issues and Iran can/will still close the strait whenever they feel slighted. There's almost no cost if the US wanted to influence Japan as they're already inside.
And it seems you're also against history. So no media for current affairs, and no history for contextualizing current state of affairs. Again, what are your sources for your arguments? So far it's like you're pulling everything out of thin air, with zero support or even basic logic.
Also it wouldn't behoove you to look into Asian attitudes to social interaction, although it'll be difficult if you don't spend some time communicating with some of them, and nigh on impossible if you completely dismiss the history that shaped what is today.
> There's almost no cost if the US wanted to influence Japan as they're already inside.
Then why did Japan need a tariff? That's a cost. If it was as you say you won't need it.
> although it'll be difficult if you don't spend some time communicating with some of them
How do you know I don't? Your problem is your conclusions are all superficial. This includes your continued generalization.
> And it seems you're also against history.
I'm not against history. You've just applied it wrong. History says the Asian you speak so much about has had just as much wars and internal conflicts as you can imagine. So how can you conclude they work together as a social contract. Maybe on the surface.
What is this about and how does it relate to the context here?
> How do you know I don't?
I never made a conclusion whether you do or don't. I only said it'd be difficult to draw an accurate picture if you don't.
> So how can you conclude they work together as a social contract.
It's something that has been studied for decades, and found to continually hold generally (despite increasing Western influence). Here are a few links to help you along in your discovery of Asian collectivist attitudes:
Please, if you're going to continue this, provide decent sources and/or logical reasoning to advance your arguments. Going around in circles is tedious.
What is it that you have against the media? If it's bias that you're trying to avoid then it's futile as there's bias everywhere; it's inherently human to be biased. What you do is go for multiple varied sources, with that awareness, find the intersections, and apply your own judgment to your findings.
> Alibaba (the discussion here) is not an AI company too
No, but that doesn't stop them from having an internal AI lab. Meta may not be an AI company but it definitely has a lab. Same for Google (a primarily information retrieval company), and they have a very good AI lab (though part of that is because their primary business benefits greatly from AI, so they must invest heavily in it).
> Do you really think that is what stops them?
I really don't know as I haven't looked into it much; that's mostly speculation on my part.
> It's just stereotypes and generalization
It's a generalization that holds well. I lived among and went to college with Asians (fresh out of Asia) for several years, and during my studies (I have a degree in Cross-Cultural Studies) my focus was Asia, primarily Japan. As such it's something that I've come to learn "from the horses' mouths".
Sure there can be a lot of competition in business and academia (especially in the younger generation), but that happens within a core framework of cooperation (group obligation and social harmony). It's kind of like a race to get the furthest fastest, to then share the secret to that endurance and speed with those who "lost". You only have to take a look at a random sampling of research released publicly, particularly in tech: you will note a predominantly Chinese authorship in general across the board. And it comes back to my original 3 points:
- China has the resources to pour into R&D in any area of interest,
- there may be a lot of competition, but a primarily collectivist/cooperative core means results are shared broadly so everyone can advance, and there are few qualms about taking from others (the West calls this "IP infringement" or something) because ultimately it's an ingrained cultural expectation that such things are available,
- China isn't in bed with (ie controlled by) the US politically (unlike so many other countries in Asia), so they have no problem going against their wishes/culture.
All points together make for a country that can most efficiently - ironically - compete with the US and not be subject to its foreign policies, which scares them to their core and that fear is expressed in the dearth of export controls and other restrictions the US has in place and forces other Western countries to adopt.
> I almost give up seeing this
Are you aware that:
- Japan was invaded and occupied by the US for several years?
- the Constitution that governs Japan today was drawn up by the occupying force during said occupation?
- Japan is forbidden by the US from building a military (with the token offering that they can maintain a "Self Defense Force"; US has promised to "protect" them otherwise)?
- there are over 20 US military bases in Japan?
Do you think there's anything that Japan can do without the allowance of the US? Just imagine if they were to somehow get a public consensus to update that Constitution that's not in the US's interest (will never happen since they're infiltrated at all levels, but still); what do you think would happen if they then started to enact those changes? Think the military at those bases will just sit and idly watch?
> You do know that China is a top trading partner with all of these on your list.
That's irrelevant. The way the world is structured today is that with many countries, trade happens regardless of political rifts and sanctions (which are almost never 100%). For example many EU countries still buy fossil fuels from Russia, which is pretty heavily sanctioned. And regardless of the increasing export controls and sanctions, the China and US economies are pretty interdependent.
>Until very recently[...]
Yes there are and will always be some kind of loophole, because of economic interdependence. One can't fully shut out the other, or do anything that leads to a direct China-US hot war. Just look at the politics at play over RoC/Taiwan. Neither will back down, and neither will do anything first that leads to escalation.
Conclusion: don't dismiss any source outright, but evaluate them carefully. There are always multiple sides to a story, and it's on you to put the pieces together.