Sure, but what does it matter? The US played its cards right and got a thriving tech industry, whereas many other countries did not. Whether it came from indi

Sure, but what does it matter? The US played its cards right and got a thriving tech industry, whereas many other countries did not. Whether it came from individuals or regulation or the nature of software isn't super important. Being in the position of having dominant global tech conglomerates be American has immense value. Do we want to preserve that, or destroy it?