[mendigou]

How is Germany similar to the US? Perhaps in the enshittification of society, but certainty not in the forces that drive innovation.

Germany could be that innovation hub in Europe, and it seems incredibly resistant to do so. And all of the EU is trailing behind, unfortunately.

[Helmut10001]

This is what I meant with timing: Germany's innovative younger people are held captive by a large conservative older generation that is pushing for security, which leads to overarching bureaucracy. This is especially bad in Germany because the government tries to regulate every tiny detail. Due to missing digitalization, they are failing on a grant scale.

On the other hand, this doesn't mean as you say that Germany has no potential to be an innovation hub. It just cannot use the potential currently. If you live here, you will see many good signs: Open source is strong. Chaos Computer Club mentality spreads and there is a fighting back against the government digital opression.

[FirmwareBurner]

>you will see many good signs: Open source is strong. Chaos Computer Club mentality spreads and there is a fighting back against the government digital opression.

Sure, but those things alone don't build future product companies and market leaders worth trillions of dollars.