> The boon of progress and freedom X country would get from becoming even little more rational about IP would pay for itself and be better for actual people.
That's what China has been doing for decades, and "gongkai" [1] is just one tiny part of it. While life for the average Chinese citizen has gone up - the CCP managed to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty - the life of most Western populations has gone down the drain as entire industries, entire towns were unable to cope with unfair competition.
The societal consequences of that will haunt us all for many years to come.
That's what China has been doing for decades, and "gongkai" [1] is just one tiny part of it. While life for the average Chinese citizen has gone up - the CCP managed to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty - the life of most Western populations has gone down the drain as entire industries, entire towns were unable to cope with unfair competition.
The societal consequences of that will haunt us all for many years to come.
[1] https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=4297