I must say I am quite disturbed by this mindset. Just imagine if European countries back then rejected Industrialization due to massive externalities (Pollution

I must say I am quite disturbed by this mindset. Just imagine if European countries back then rejected Industrialization due to massive externalities (Pollution, child workforce, etc), they would not survive the Great War (WW1). In addition, while big tech companies might be not very appealing in terms of security and privacy, you better have those which can be easily influentable and molded. That wont be possible without indigenous tech giants