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phendrenad2 on March 19, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why America can’t build quickly anymore

Somewhere between US stagnation and China/UAE building for the sake of building lies a happy medium.

chii on March 20, 2022 | [–]

i bet that happy medium is not a stable equilibrium because any force on one side (or the other) pushes the balance. There's no restoring force.

maxcan on March 20, 2022 | [–]

Yes, and its called Singapore and Japan.

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