• Lemmyglad [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    But capital naturally moves to monopoly and ‘Central planning’ anyhow. The argument that things would be rubber stamped by 50 people is more accurate of capitalism, as socialism allows a bottom up approach to innovation. People with more free time, better conditions can innovate and be noticed. There are committees at multiple levels of planning as well.

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      yes, but evidently, ussr was fumbling semiconductors and consumer electronics for decades, despite them being not that hard to do (hard, but not that hard).

      it allows, but wasn’t allowed to, they may pioneer some tech, but then adopt it after western consumers proved it feasibility for mass production.

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        Wasn’t the export of new strategic computer technology and sophisticated electronics machinery to the Soviet Union literally banned during the Cold War?