Autocratic countries have a small number of leaders, often one.

The goal of said leader isn’t really to grow and bring wealth and prosperity, but to never lose power.

So overall, the economics of the country would plateau, cause why risk allowing wealth to grow and fall into your opponents’ hands?

Hence why countries like Russia and North Korea rarely innovate, but just take what’s available to further entrench their country’s position.

So the only way autocracy can prevail is by brining down anything superior to it, much like what Russia is doing to the US.

I mean, as much as I like to criticize chip companies, it’s across the board.

In most industries, the owners are sticking it extra hard to the consumer.

All this article does is say tsk tsk instead of recognizing the late stage capitalism and pointing out our few options.

Idk man, as someone who waited for the 5000 series and then didn’t buy them (went with an older model), these articles make me pretty happy. Ngl