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this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2026
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I was thinking more that they'd like the idea of better surveillance of their own population. If that happened there might be an incentive for them not to make it affordable to own capable hardware.
But if you're right about what you just said and China of all places ends up democratizing tech around the world, that will be something of a silver lining.