Post #4389824
2026-07-28 23:56 UTC
Ah, yes. We can’t stop because the ‘bad guys’ won’t. God forbid anyone win the technological arms race other than the land of the once free and the now cowed. If another country wins global dominance they might treat the US the way the US has treated the rest of the world, and that would be unthinkable.
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@eicker@lemmy.world 2026-07-29 03:21
It’s not about who deserves to win, it’s about incentives. If one side unilaterally slows development while others don’t, the likely outcome is a shift in technological leadership, not a slower pace overall. Whether that’s the US, China, or anyone else is a separate political question from whether voluntary restraint is an effective strategy.
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@tomalley8342@lemmy.world 2026-07-29 01:31
I don’t think @eicker put all that much thought into that comment lol