Comment by astrange
2 days ago
TSMC already manufactures chips in the US, much of their value add comes from European companies like ASML and Zeiss, and the fundamental technology EUV was invented in the US.
> and homeschool kids for 15 hours per day with the world’s best educational resources
Taiwan doesn't have the world's best educational resources - what language do you think they're written in?
Btw, when they did try to do this, they ended up with a national epidemic of myopia and had to make the kids go outside.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/01/shortsighted-t...
> Taiwan doesn't have the world's best educational resources - what language do you think they're written in?
That’s not what they were saying. They were saying that in order to compete globally, the U.S. should ramp up education, which is valid, because Asians have dominated in higher education, which is needed to have first-class R&D, which is needed to lead in manufacturing and product development. The reason the U.S. excels is that they both outsource that to China and other countries as well as import top talent from China and other countries, but that has slowed and will slow.
> Btw, when they did try to do this, they ended up with a national epidemic of myopia and had to make the kids go outside.
You’re arguing for and against yourself. What point are you trying to make?
The US doesn't outsource product development to China. Final assembly isn't product development. And in Taiwan's case TSMC is basically their only highly-advanced company like this, so I don't know if I find it very convincing. Samsung and Intel are not really that far behind either.
> You’re arguing for and against yourself.
No such thing as for or against, just things to be aware of.