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As I recall, Sweden has had problems in the past where the ambitious people leave the country.
by skookumchuck 7y ago
As I recall, Sweden has had problems in the past where the ambitious people leave the country.
- toofy 7y agoAnd yet they’re not tumbling into nothingness, in fact, many reasonable people place Sweden as an amazing place in many metrics, stable in the top 10% for most lists I’ve seen—everything from happiness levels to GDP(PPP). Makes me question whether or not our (USians) shouldn’t push for a cultural change where we don’t worship so heavily at the alter of the hyperambitious.
- skookumchuck 7y agoAmbition is what makes things happen. Do you think Apple and the iPhone would have happened without the hyper-ambition of Jobs? It happened in the US, too, not in Sweden.
- TYPE_FASTER 7y agoSkype (Zennstrom) Kazaa Ericsson Minecraft
- skookumchuck 7y agoZennstrom lives in London. Kazaa is a dutch company. Ericsson was founded in 1876. Minecraft's creator Markus Persson lives in the US. I don't think these examples make your point.