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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 39 minutes ago

Does the US even want to be a scientific superpower?

[–] tristynalxander@mander.xyz 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Good for them.

I'm a scientist, but I'm not about that whole confrontational competitive nation-states super-power nonsense. If the US doesn't care about science, that sucks for me, but I'm happy to see the work get done and the world made a better place.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 hours ago

and the world made a better place.

Cue the Anakin-in-a-field-with-Padme meme.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It also helps that China is run by engineers and murica is run by lawyers (and clowns)

[–] SpontaneousCombustion@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That’s what happens when you vote for a stable genius. No sympathy.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 hours ago

Nah, the stable genius is just the latest symptom of the systemic rot. It's been happarning for a long time: