tinyfool: Risk-Averse Policy Is Ultimate Capability Surrender, Sea Ban Shows
tinyfool · x · 2026-09-16
AI circle commentator tinyfool argues that crafting national policy purely from a risk-avoidance angle amounts to the most thorough abandonment of capability. Using the Ming dynasty sea ban («no plank may go to sea») as an example, he contends the real cost wasn't lost trade, but the permanent loss of navigators, maritime merchants, ship finance, overseas outposts, and modern sea power — a metaphor resonating with today's tech policy debates.
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