I’m really not. A straw man is constructing a different argument that is easier to ‘beat’. I’m simply pointing out that the concept of outsourcing ‘lesser than’ jobs to Asia without considering that they will climb the value chain has an implied sense of intellectual superiority in it. I also point out the alternatives to that very point — capitalism tends away from long term investment and it’s possible that hindsight is retrofitting the argument of superiority. If you look at the British Empire though, there is historical precedent of arrogance and that arrogance persists without doubt in European culture. Just check out Musk and his great replacement theory views for a sense of how deeply race is ingrained into the economic psyche of significantly influential people. But, again, this is a point I’m making as a contributing factor — underestimating capabilities is not smart. Citations for your secret stealing points? But tbh it feels like this is a bot/troll engaging in Twitter-esq time sinking