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AJ007 on Aug 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why there aren't many innovators in China

Trying to run a web startup on a censored internet is like trying to build a skyscraper on a foundation which magically disappears.

DeanCollinsLCC on Aug 20, 2011 [–]

ha ha, i'd take censorship over patents anyday.

joe_the_user on Aug 20, 2011 | [–]

But you can both!

Well, in a broad sense. Government censorship and government granted monopolies go together naturally.

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