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Comment by chillacy | Hacker News Reader

If you’re insinuating that every immigrant from China is a “spy” then a significant chunk of our tech infrastructure is built by these spies in the first place.

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Read again, that's not what the OP is insinuating. In any case, this is a serious issue that deserves a serious discussion without getting angry.

I don’t think you can lay claim what OP is intending to say unless you’re OP. The best either of us can do is share our interpretation, and others can feel free to pile on.

I’m happy to discuss how to maintain tech superiority in America as long as it doesn’t turn into a witch-hunt against immigrants. It’s far easier to fan fears than to calm them, this should be reflected in how we communicate.

Speaking argumentatively, I’d assert the audience controls your meaning more than you do; after all, meaning in communication is a negotiation between more than one powers. I think of a famous author angrily leaving a guest lecture when students don’t agree with the interpretation, or like with JK Rowling adding interpretation behind her characters after the Harry Potter books.

Yea I agree. You’re talking about meaning, which i assume to mean “what each person derives from your words”. And like I said above, I would define intent as “what meaning the author wishes for people to imbue”, if you want to get crisp.

They don't need to have 100% of them as spies. Even a few at AAPL can do the trick...or 0.00000...1% of total Chinese immigrants. The reality is that millions of Chinese people are embedded in key posts. What will they do when mother-ship calls?

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