The backwater pre-industrial, post-war torn nation that beat the US to space? No, I don't think that was why they couldn't compete
Pretty amazing what you can do when you're willing to spend your country into insolvency and collapse.
So if you give people interesting challenges and make sure they can meet their basic needs, people are likely to preform.
It's not like 50% of workers in the USSR admitted to drinking on the job, or 40% held second jobs to make more money, right? I guess if you're not motivated by a strong aense of community and bullshit pay, the gulags and purges might help.
Pretty amazing what you can do when you're willing to spend your country into insolvency and collapse.
So if you give people interesting challenges and make sure they can meet their basic needs, people are likely to preform.
It's not like 50% of workers in the USSR admitted to drinking on the job, or 40% held second jobs to make more money, right? I guess if you're not motivated by a strong aense of community and bullshit pay, the gulags and purges might help.