Production is not a competitive sport, and it is not a zero-sum game. When one region increases output, everyone benefits. Higher production makes goods cheaper and creates more demand for others’ products.
The more people use modern machinery and industrial capital, the higher productivity rises, and the more trade flows. No society can reach advanced technology in isolation. Progress depends on a global division of labor. A single advanced region in a world of less developed societies would fall behind compared to one connected to other productive regions.
The more productive the global system, the greater the demand everywhere. Producers gain from scale and from each other’s innovations. Growth in one place fuels growth elsewhere.
Those who try to stop production because they feel threatened aren’t protecting anyone—they’re just blocking progress. Industry doesn’t wait for permission.
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