[artwr]

> Not denegrating French innovation here at all, I just don't think the rigid ENA/Ecole Polytechnique elites are practical or competent in understanding how to exploit and build on great ideas by their countrymen. I don't disagree that these schools still need to evolve a bit, but you'd be surprised at how much they've already moved in that area. I know multiple people from Polytechnique are heavily involved in entrepreneurship and/or AI.

[olivermarks]

I think my point is that ENA / Ecole Polytechnique people are arguably harming French innovative abilities. Many US entrepreneurs are grass roots college dropout types...

[hef19898]

Which is better because of, reasons? US culture is different from European one, and France always has been peculiar.