[InsideOutSanta]

> Why is every other country in the world entitled to American technology by default?

This kind of zero-sum thinking is what is killing the US's global influence right now.

[15155]

Except it isn't zero-sum thinking: the rest of the world can have the scraps, and as long as the scraps are marginally better than the rest of the world's offerings, they will sell.

[InsideOutSanta]

You do see how that is not going to work, right?

[15155]

Seems to work for every other export-controlled good and service.

[InsideOutSanta]

Oh, ok, I get it. Sorry, I'm bad at detecting sarcasm on the Internet.