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Up to the 80s the science and engineering of the soviet union was top notch, they were mostly equal or even better when you look at the space program. I was thinking similarly to you about the superiority of capitalism to generate engineering progress, but for some stuff I‘m not so sure anymore. China, for example, is an interesting mix of long-term governmental planning and capitalist cambrian explosions. Not sure cause and effect absolutely determined by now.