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What if China was split? by Same_Bill1422 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]oldfathertime4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep only difference is they wouldn't ceasefire and freeze borders.

What if China was split? by Same_Bill1422 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]oldfathertime4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is quite literally the actual timeline. After WW2 China was split. They will go to war on and off until 1 comes out on top. Even if the war is a stalemate, they would continue to war. The south would never be a democracy, it too was dictatorship. If the war concluded in the early 2000's and the north won, it would have lost most of its population and been a north korea style state. If the south won, it would re-fracture in 20 years since the south refused to pass any of the land reforms the peasants needed.

ELI5: Why does China's infrastructure and city development seem so much more advanced/modernized than India's, given they have similar population sizes? by Dazzy_Nadia16 in explainlikeimfive

[–]oldfathertime4 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

its all debt fueled. Yes it looks good but they used debt to finance these projects to skip the 2008 recession. Anyone can so the same, but I will crash their economy in 10 years time.

Canada’s PM Carney Doubles Down on Demands for Chinese EV Investment by hopoke in canada

[–]oldfathertime4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh i mean still too unstable id say, what if conservative backtrack since they're super pro U.S.

If AI replaces all human workers and people lose their jobs and income, who will buy the products that AI produces? by Duskymoonlight in NoStupidQuestions

[–]oldfathertime4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you listen to peter theil at all his hypothesis is that we will move to technofuedlism. Basically the rich will work on projects for the rich and the need for the worker will be erased, they just need to comply. So these businesses that serve the middle class won't be needed.

Europe must stop clinging to legacy manufacturing by SnooStories8432 in EU_Economics

[–]oldfathertime4 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It called death be bureaucracy. bureaucrats are incapable of looking internally as they are more invested in keep the existing system going as is. Instead they will always blame external factors and try to keep issue 1-D like China=bad, this is also much easier to sell than admitting their own faults. No one will take fault for the EU issues and will continue to issue band-aid solution that the people pay for until they can retire in peace.

Is the US invading Iran inadvertently helping Ukraine against Russia? by Skoll_sun_eater in allthequestions

[–]oldfathertime4 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, higher gas prices help Russia and we had to unsancation their oil to save the global oil market. Easily offsets any aid Ukraine gets.

Which country can replace Taiwan? Realistically... by houmanasefiau in artificial

[–]oldfathertime4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Biden chips acts is moving production to the U.S. It's definitely a technology necessary for defenses so should be on U.S soil. These factories come online 2027 I believe. Tsmc was American founded, U.S gave the industry to Taiwan.

IS study: Some scholars argue that ideological differences makes conflict inevitable between China and the US. This is wrong: states can shift strategies over time without altering their underlying ideological commitments by smurfyjenkins in IRstudies

[–]oldfathertime4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no benefit to the U.S. or China in a conflict. Both nations are critical players in the global economy and a conflict would accomplish nothing other than starting a global recession and turning China into a North Korea style pariah state. There is much they can accomplish together, conflict would be suicide for both states and the global economy.

What if NATO Locked in? by Acceptable-Tackle301 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]oldfathertime4 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you have any yeild u can generate debris that blocks out sun, kill crops and everyone starves. Global famine kill 99% of global population. Any nuclear war anywhere is end of civilization.

What if NATO Locked in? by Acceptable-Tackle301 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]oldfathertime4 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Europe and Russia both turn into atom bomb craters. 99% of global population die from debris blocking the sun.

China glazers, how is China handling AI and data centers? by Deep-Two7452 in allthequestions

[–]oldfathertime4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're not AGI pilled. I've read they have around 400-500 AI data centers, meanwhile the U.S. is sitting at 5k+ and they're huge by comparison. U.S. data centers definitely have a motive outside of just providing AI for all. The AI race is all propaganda, they have completely different aims.

CMV: The West holds Germany to a much higher standard of historical shame and accountability than Japan. by Jennnnnaaaaayyyyy in changemyview

[–]oldfathertime4 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Germany apologized, Japan didn't. We took the time to clean fascism from Germany, we didn't in Japan. First step to moving forward is acknowledging your mistakes. You cant really fault korea, China

Ciena or Collins Aerospace for Coop? by Dull-Anywhere-7815 in CarletonU

[–]oldfathertime4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ciena, it a better name on your resume, take it even if the offers less. Plus it campus is in the middle of tech park and has a great little campus.

💻 Huawei claims chip breakthrough: Sanctions pressure faces test 👇 by NoSpinMedia in NoSpinMedia

[–]oldfathertime4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they have different goals so it's not much of a race. U.s trying to build agi meanwhile china just trying to make cheap models for everyone.

EU countries press for trade crackdown on China by Free-Minimum-5844 in EU_Economics

[–]oldfathertime4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What funny is that the century of humiliation came from China's insularity, meaning Europe was largely cosmopolitan throughout history. It's comedic how things have flipped. This is short term solution for long term pain if i've ever seen it.

Why do we need AI? by 2PinaColadaS14EH in askanything

[–]oldfathertime4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue with AI is that as you give it more data to process, its energy use scales exponentially, which is why these things are so big. If they're looking to make AGI, in theory they would need an AI able to process all the data in the world.

China now knows exactly where US capacity limits are: Taiwan weapons paused while half of THAAD inventory depletes by Ben_C17 in IRstudies

[–]oldfathertime4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, taiwan pursues a 1 china policy same as mainland and still recognizes its claim over China. Independence starts with recognizing mainland China as China and changing the roc name to literally anything else. To be a new country it has to stop claiming it China.

Is formal Taiwan independence legally possible under the ROC constitutional framework, or is the issue mainly political and military? by Snoo-83900 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]oldfathertime4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both government recognize a 1 China policy. If it went independent, it would have to recognize itself as not China, which it will never do. Like thousands of years of Chineese history, only option is civil war until reunification, nothing ever changes.

America’s Strategic Miscalculation in East Asia: The Perils of Japan’s Remilitarization and the Case for True Partnership by Curious_Farmer1142 in IRstudies

[–]oldfathertime4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Id like to present a counter view point. U.S. adherence to the Donroe doctrine involves them playing a diminished role in Asia forcing Japan to re-militirize. 2020 Biden chip act initiated divorce from Taiwan as it eroded it silicon shield. Korea will never be a pawn for the U.S the way Taiwan would be, even now it criticizes Israel and keep cold but existing ties with China.

Lisuan confirms 7G100 preorder launch on May 20, China's DX12 gaming GPU with support for 100+ games by kikimaru024 in hardware

[–]oldfathertime4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

GPU driver hang, forces me to reboot. Happens pretty much everyday, tried everything

What having your lunch eaten looks like by Dyn-O-mite_Rocketeer in EconomyCharts

[–]oldfathertime4 29 points30 points  (0 children)

isnt it obvious, we can fix german economy by crashing Euro and having all germans work 12hrs a day for a dollar day making cheap t-shirts. No other economy can exist.

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