[recursivedoubts]

So then that's not how capitalism works, is it?

[democracy]

It's not math, it's pressure down the chain of command - you had to be outsourcing or at least trying to. Same as now - you have to be trying to "AI" and report improvements as this is what everyone wants to hear.

[jen20]

It is, if you add the word "perceived" to the original post.

[epolanski]

Why wouldn't it?

[mcphage]

American capitalism doesn’t worry about long timescales, beyond a year or two.