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LinXitoWtoday at 9:59 AM6 repliesview on HN

Of course not, but that's never how Americans act. The commenter didn't say "I don't like that the only two serious competitors are from the USA and China", they ONLY called out China.

It's a small difference, but important. Especially because that person is far more likely to be responsible (voting) for and profiting from USAs bad stuff.


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jgwil2today at 2:24 PM

> The commenter didn't say "I don't like that the only two serious competitors are from the USA and China"

That's literally what the comment said:

> Still not sure how I feel about China of all places to control the only alternative AI stack, but I guess it's better than leaving everything to the US alone.

I.e. it would be preferable if, for example, Europe was in control of the alternative, but having China and the US is better than just the US.

strangegeckotoday at 10:53 AM

He said "At the very least you can be sure noone is in this for the good of the people anymore. This is about who will dominate the world of tomorrow.".

I.e. he doesn't see the US as "the good guys" either.

Pointing out the war threat from China isn't hypocritical just because you don't list all the war threats from the US at the same time.

hirako2000today at 10:18 AM

In fact, unless the comment is from someone living in China: understands the politics, it would only be fair to critique the authoritarian aspects of the government they actually know.

The issue is propagandists are typically brainwashed already.

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throw10920today at 4:16 PM

> Of course not, but that's never how Americans act.

This is just false. I know many Americans and have never observed any of them acting like this, so categorical statements like this are false.

Your claims would be more credible if you didn't lead with something so obviously untrue.

glensteintoday at 3:18 PM

>The commenter didn't say "I don't like that the only two serious competitors are from the USA and China", they ONLY called out China

What? They explicitly called out China in comparative terms with the US while also criticizing the US. Also, they're the other obvious major global power so it's not a question of singling out.

wat10000today at 1:54 PM

They didn't say those exact words, but "I guess it's better than leaving everything to the US alone" is directly aimed at the US. They did say they don't like that the only two serious competitors are from the USA and China, they just used slightly different words.