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Since 2008 big US tech companies have been a runaway GDP doubling success. It is laughable to compare them with VK and WeChat.

The reason we Europeans should aim to have our own big tech companies is because we are currently missing out on the greatest wealth generation in history.

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> because we are currently missing out on the greatest wealth generation in history.

You mean losing billions dollars a year, for years, with no plan of becoming profitable? That's what most of "successful startups" are in the US. It's wealth redistribution for a lucky few, and gig economy for everyone else.

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