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Why does so much innovation come from America? Because it sucks.

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Re: Why does so much innovation come from America? Because it sucks.

#31
The thinking is interesting but very, very incomplete. In France most service are full of crap as well, probably as much or maybe more so than in the US. You have to cope with super inefficient postal systems, long queues in administrations, trains running late and going on strike the whole time - I could make a list that runs for hours but that is not the point.

Innovation does not JUST happen because people are angry. It's necessary but that is not the only way. You need access to capital. You need flexible labor laws. You need an ecosystem that will support new initiatives even against existing laws and principles. And there are cultural aspects as well.

The fact that the poster considers Japan as "not a source of innovation" is flawed, as there is still a lot of innovation happening in here. It's just that he probably does not see it, but many companies are introducing new services all the time in Japan - if you don't bother watching what is happening and just look at the headlines in English papers, you are missing something.

Re: Why does so much innovation come from America? Because it sucks.

#32
I've lived and done business in Europe and America. IMHO, employment law in America is easier for new ventures, and the risk-taking mentality is more celebrated in America. You can have an excellent life in either place. But for launching a new innovation, America is the best environment I've seen, even with all its many problems.
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