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WSJ admits that China has comprehensively defeated the US in the trade war (www.wsj.com)

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[-] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 37 points 3 months ago

Long article, some good data, then they end it with this gem:

“Everybody makes stuff in China,” said Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China and now a partner at Washington consulting firm DGA Group. “But nobody makes money.”

[-] davel@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 3 months ago

I guess it’s self-evident to everyone but me what he means.

[-] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago

"Real eyes," said Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China and now a partner at Washington consulting firm DGA Group. "Realize real lies."

[-] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 3 months ago

"How can mirrors be real," said Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China and now a partner at Washington consulting firm DGA Group. "If our eyes aren't real"

[-] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 months ago

If y'all don't leave Jaden alone 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[-] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 months ago

No shade I love that it's become a meme lol, I get what he meant to say

[-] davel@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

😂

Perhaps he’s channeling Yogi Berra. Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.

[-] borschtisgarbo@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 months ago

anal eyes analyse anal lies

[-] farmer_of_song@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 3 months ago

You have to produce in China to keep costs down, but you can't sell effectively in China due to state-mandated hypercompetition driving everyone to zero profit.

Turns out Communists are better at capitalism than capitalists are.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 29 points 3 months ago

Competition is one of those capitalist buzzwords they use to reinforce their Darwinian beliefs, but as it transpires they don't actually like it that much

[-] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

Much like anybody else that is involved in competition of any sort, they only like it when they're winning.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

In comp games (not like... Competitive ladders and elo, but just playing against a human opponent) I am trying to excise that reaction in myself. Its very important for tabletop gaming community health. I will say if my opponent is being a smug asshole joyously celebrating their good luck even when they're obvious already winning, it makes it rather difficult. Co-op for life, apparently.

[-] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

I frequently contemplate that about games, and the idea of 'friendly competition', but in truth I don't think such a thing really exists. I imagine a group of friends, say 6 people or so, and all of them enjoy Street Fighter. One of the 6 is doubtlessly going to be the worst in the group, and will rarely ever see wins. Even if the other 5 are very kind and gracious to their friend, could it really be said that the worst in the group will feel good about playing the game? About being the well-treated punching bag? I doubt it. The process of competition itself, even when 'friendly', is deleterious to the loser.

[-] cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago

I think friendly competition definitely exists, and it's a cornerstone of human psychology. But in order for friendly competition to work, everyone has to "win" at least some of the time.