You do realize that the top paying employers in the EU aren't "the next Google" or "the next Facebook" they are actual Google and actual Facebook. In fact, the

You do realize that the top paying employers in the EU aren't "the next Google" or "the next Facebook" they are actual Google and actual Facebook. In fact, the top tech employers in the EU by average annual compensation is literally a list of US tech companies and SAP. So you're correct, the EU has failed in building the next Google and Facebook, because the majority of top-tier EU CS grads already work for them.