I am very clearly pro crypto, pro capitalism, pro china (and pro immigration, I almost forgot in my list of biases). I do not hide my thoughts. I do not mention my political opinions, because that has no place on HN.
I work on some complicated things, so in the daytime I enjoy breaks and I come here to discuss or share my thoughts.
I do not promote anything - no product, no company. I have raw opinions and I am not very PC. I do not mean to hurt anyone.
My reasoning for Huawei is that they make great products, but they are attacked left and right. I genuinely would have made the same choice- including limiting background applications.
I am almost certain that a lot of criticism is very misguided. If you need any proof, just read the comment where the demise of Nortel is blamed on Huawei. It is not me thinking that.
On the Huawei point, they are believed to have stolen IP from multiple companies. If you don't believe they have stolen anything that is one thing, but I don't know a pro capitalism view that is ok with stealing from your competitors which is where I think much of the dislike comes from
I have seen no real evidence of that. I would actually prefer if they did, as contempt for property rights helped many countries and companies become competitive. And there are many economists with a dislike of intellectual property, mostly austrians, who are also fiercly pro capitalism.
It is also in line with what many say for startups: ideas do not count, only the execution.
I hope this answers your questions about me. I am here to share ideas, and I am happy to explain my reasoning if needed.
Whether or not the government should be granting monopolies in the form of IP and whether it's fine to violate property rights in a capitalist system, are two different questions
I can see your other viewpoints but I do not understand how your seeming desire for no laws is based in capitalism. Property rights and rule of law are basic necessities for capitalism
extracts: "Like many libertarians, I initially assumed intellectual property (IP) was a legitimate type of property right. But I had misgivings from the start: there was just something too utilitarian..."
I think you're conflating two points. I know many, capitalistic, people believe that IP should not exist.
However it does currently exist as property of people. If property rights are not respected then capitalism falls apart as you'd have land and capital stolen and kept by whoever could bring the most force
I work on some complicated things, so in the daytime I enjoy breaks and I come here to discuss or share my thoughts.
I do not promote anything - no product, no company. I have raw opinions and I am not very PC. I do not mean to hurt anyone.
My reasoning for Huawei is that they make great products, but they are attacked left and right. I genuinely would have made the same choice- including limiting background applications.
I am almost certain that a lot of criticism is very misguided. If you need any proof, just read the comment where the demise of Nortel is blamed on Huawei. It is not me thinking that.