I'll see your "kin selection" and raise you "comparative advantage". :-)
Economic theory says we're better off letting other countries do the stuff they're better than us at doing. If Shanghai makes better cars, it helps both them and us "perpetuate survival" if we just go ahead and buy their cars and spend our effort (and our savings!) doing something else.
Economic theory says we're better off letting other countries do the stuff they're better than us at doing. If Shanghai makes better cars, it helps both them and us "perpetuate survival" if we just go ahead and buy their cars and spend our effort (and our savings!) doing something else.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage