Ha! Read up the history of the start of Kingston memory, a little RAM manufacturer that I am pretty sure you've heard of, given its massive visibility in US retail.

Many many very successful and "respected" companies start out with a big gamble that is used to fund the creation of a legitimate business. This is a huge gamble, but the market market calls the losers of these gambles "scam artists" and the winners "captains of industry".

How many startups have given presentations about their amazing technology, using demos that mislead the potential investors about how far along the tech really is, only to turn around and use the investment money to actually pay for the real hard part?

Personally I prefer the complete lack of stress associated with just being honest: you never have to care who learns any particular details about your behavior, because there's nothing to worry about defending.

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Well, then again, Chinese girls are (IMHO) a lot more pretty than Western girls.

You also know Chinese characters (which is a massive accomplishment in my book).

The current stereotype is also that Asian people are good at math. So it is not all that bad ;)

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2040 is likely a safer bet. By 2020, America would more likely be resentful than awed. Give us time for a generation to come up with China in the lead.