That's a little bonkers. From my perspective, if the entire EU economy grew as fast but in the US the biggest companies grabbed everything, that is a sign that

That's a little bonkers. From my perspective, if the entire EU economy grew as fast but in the US the biggest companies grabbed everything, that is a sign that conditions in the EU are going to be better, and that the fertile soil of innovation is going to be in the EU and NOT the US. That would be 'cos in my analysis (heavily influenced by concepts of artificial life and the genetic algorithm) concentration is devastating for innovation past local plateaus. It's not just 'the consumer', it's basically premature optimization, and it's a very serious concern.