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Russia continues work on homegrown game console despite technology and scale issues (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] masquenox -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sure, when you can force the workforce to do a thing,

Yeah... turns out that homelessness is a great motivator.

But they’ll probably do it slower than if they chose to do it.

Soooo... just like wage slaves, eh?

food production, basic manufacturing

After 1947 there was no great problems with food production in the USSR. Still... you're not really wrong. The capitalist mode of production does offer a feedback system for consumer goods - even though it's a pretty terrible one that only works as long as the capitalists have to compete for a well-paid populace's buying power.

[–] NOT_RICK 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If I recall correctly the USSR was a pretty steady grain importer throughout their history

[–] masquenox -3 points 5 months ago

As far as I'm aware, the USSR started importing grain in the 60s - primarily to feed livestock as meat became a regular thing for Soviet citizens.