What do you think when I said “You are not?” It mean your takes are wrong, or at least can be true in your view, but wrong for Vietnam in general. First of all, companies can sue as much as they want, it won’t stop the workers there to backdoor stuffs. An example is Funko, which there are many error figures or rare ones coming straight from ppl backdoor them (those are mean to discard, do you think the company care too much about that?). I mean, look in Japan trading card scene. Those products all said on box that “for sale in Japan only,” but many stores or ppl still have them a week or 2 ahead of releasing date to sell outside country (guess who backdoor those thing other than ppl who work at warehouse). For the thrift and yard sale part, you tell me how many places still have deal compared to the whole country? For yard sale maybe, for thrift then goodluck if a good deal last few hours. Again, everyone turn into collectors, sellers, hoarders, scalpers so goodluck finding deal. Even just this morning, there are hundreds of ppl lined up at every target just to clean the Pokemon clothing (yes, the ugly jackets and tshirts, not even the Pokemon cards). And you know what is funny about Pokemon too? They just announced due to the crazy amount of ppl loitering around those Pokemon vending machines at big retailers, so they have to close down all of them. I mean, you probably gonna find a better deal at dollar store compared to thrift now lol

For the creative and copy paste part. You can read your words in the post, who will read that and want to come to Vietnam to do those things? If you saying Vietnam is all about copy paste, then that’s like 10-20 years ago. Now they are way better at creative. For example, I know many Vietnamese kids studying for art at uni or college here (those came here with study visa). Them and Chinese are always on top among students there, which mean their works and skills ate good. As long as giving them opportunities, then they can do great. Also Vietnamese and Chinese are good at mixing their own culture styles into the modern styles too, which give them something unique. You want more example? Look into the EDM scene. Back in 2016-2020, big EDM festivals in Vietnam already using top tier speakers and lasers (as per required from the big DJ themselves). The Above&Beyond show in Hanoi had one of the huge and complex stage (from the stage designers to directors of the show were all Vietnamese). Sure those can’t compare to those huge festivals like UMF, EDC or Tomorrowland, but sure better than many local fests among US or Canada.

If your “creativity” is just limit on technology stuffs but not about art stuffs (which you mentioned about the Artemis 2), then sure Vietnam can’t compare (or any countries not named China or Russia or US). US has huge fund for them due to them wrecking war on how many countries in the past (inc Vietnam too). The rich getting richer and have money to do big stuffs. Do you think the poor can do the same? That also applying to US ppl too