how are you measuring “innovation”?

Patents, breakthroughs. Most happen in US or China.

No risk, no reward.

It needs to be sustainable obviously

That’s not what people like Draghi think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draghi_report

Stifled innovation means a loss of competitive advantage.

I’m not saying don’t regulate.

I would much rather have the government stiffle innovation if that means that consumer are safe and benefit from said innovation.

How can they benefit from innovation that has been stifled?

Exactly the sort of thinking that has stagnated Europe in all areas of innovation this century.

I don’t think governments should be in charge of deciding what’s innovative

Until a better option becomes available, and then being stuck with just usb c will suck

Upsidedown apple cake is the best

Compute costs?

Concorde was supersonic

Stratego is a great game I’d completely forgotten about. Using your sappers to defuse bombs

No, the economy. The country. Everyone but a few arms dealers.

The opportunity cost is massive.

How’s Russia and Ukraine’s economies going?

Read what I wrote

I know. But war is net bad. It may be good for a few arms makers, but overall it’s net bad for capitalist economies.

Not really. War is bad for economies, reduces demand.

Strawberries and raspberries are very low in sugar.

It’s the modern version of window licker

https://deadline.com/2023/12/ricky-gervais-armageddon-netflix-frankie-boyle-jokes-trans-people-lazy-1235683405/