Prevention is always better than a cure

Yay, monopolies

I’m gonna take a wild guess and say losing your phone is probably gonna result in a penalty

No, it’s a terrible reason. It’s complicit with the system for a level of danger reduction that is really not enough, and intentionally endangering other kids for your own children’s benefits. You merely continue the cycle. It’s short sighted at best.

… That’s an absolute wild and hella nationalistic take. There’s nothing even slightly uniquely Americans about embezzlement and theft-- Europe has been doing that for thousands of years before America even existed

There’s actually extremely strong logic behind publishing the winner. It’s a whole hell of a lot harder to rig when your name is everywhere when you win.

It’s an actively hostile act, regardless of what your beliefs are on the copyright system.

Enemy is entirely US’s choice

China threatening taiwan is not the usa’s choice.

China’s consistent copyright theft is not the USA’s choice.

There’s plenty to say on both sides of why they’re enemies. Do not spout lies that portray china as innocent please.

Allowing an enemy to produce critical parts was also a non-starter for the usa though