I've been expecting the AI bubble to burst for ages but I've never imagined that the reason for it would be "AI is actually efficient". Capitalism is truly counterintuitive.
Do you fail to remember how the tech world collectively cringe at one guy who intentionally injected malware into his own npm library to delete all data from Russia and Belarus?
The US did stab China with their economic warfare and their racist propaganda.
To be honest, I as a Vietnamese used to favor the US more than China. Then I see all the petty acts the US did against China in the last few years. I recognize these acts as signs of a desperate and failing empire, I can no longer respect the US. Funny how their propaganda backfire, huh.
China presents itself as a noble 君子, the US and the collective West by contrast act like petty 小人. A noble man doesn't see the need to prove himself to the petty man, for he knows that by displaying his generosity, he will gradually win favors from the rest of the world.
Make big promises to get elected, then ignore these promises once you've won, such is the mechanism of liberal democracies, yet liberals everywhere are still falling for it.
For the wider East Asian culture however, there's Journey to the West. It contains allegory and political commentary on the corruption, decadence, and weakness of the Ming Dynasty. In Journey to the West, both the Taoist Celestial Court and the Buddha side are corrupt in their own ways. These elements have sadly been removed in the 10,000 Chinese cinema remakes. These remakes are profitable, but soulless and forgettable.
I did know you were joking but I didn't know "bureaucratos" until you explain it to me. Cultural difference, I guess.
Regarding the Celestial Bureaucracy (or Heavenly Court). Nowadays, it is often used in fictional works as a metaphor for actual government to criticize the government. Actually, it is not just "nowadays", it has always been used as a metaphor for actual government.
Well the Vietnamese don't worship Greek Gods, but many people are superstitious. Their beliefs range from Feng Shui, to Wu Xing, to demons and ghosts. I've heard of parents who prevent their son from marrying his lover simply because their ages incompatible. And there are reports about people of minor ethnicity in remote areas who rather invoke a shaman for an illness rather than call a doctor, even if the illness is lethal.
You implied that your business outlasts your former employer's? Serve them right! What a shitty company. Losing trust is detrimental in business so their bankruptcy is only natural.
Regarding "lubrication", many people including my parents believe that the right middle men ("cò" in Vietnamese) can speed up the process. They don't have any basis to this thinking though. It's like a secular form of Asian superstition. Regardless, I now have a habit of reading the nameplates of gov employees should "difficulty" arises.
It's kinda expected that our immigration laws aren't the best. Vietnam as a developing economy would expect to export our own labours abroad, rarely do we import labours.
Anyway, it's nice to hear a story that contradicts what I find on /r/Vietnam subreddit. Let's hope that the government continue to modernize and improve bureaucratic efficiency. And may the God of Wealth bless your business.
BTW, I'm a bit surprise when I find out you were actually a foreigner migrated to Vietnam, which is a developing country. I was always under the impression that talents usually rather migrate to a more developed economy, not only for higher life quality, but also more advanced technologies. What made you decide to open a tech company in Vietnam instead of anywhere else?
If a communist isn't hated by the capitalist establishment, he isn't a real communist. (I do not imply that being hated by the establishment alone qualifies you to be a communist)
This is a very rare breed.
Most Vietnamese Americans are either indifferent or reactionaries.