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I think basic demographics is a large part of it. Population of Germany: - 1940: 70 million - 2020: 83 million (about 20% more) Population of the USA:
by Someone 4y ago
I think basic demographics is a large part of it.
Population of Germany:
- 1940: 70 million
- 2020: 83 million (about 20% more)
Population of the USA:
- 1940: 132 million
- 2020: 331 million (about 140% more)
Population of the world:
- 1940: 2300 million
- 2020: 7795 million (about 240% more)
So, they may have stayed equally innovative per capita, but in 1940 about 1:33 of humans were German, while in 2020, that was 1:94.
- carlmr 4y agoAlso maybe losing all scientists to America and half of the country to Russia for 30 years might have contributed here. A cultural aspect may be that Americans are more willing to try and fail, which in software has almost zero cost. In engineering it's an advantage to be risk-averse. In software where "building" is automated, and barely a factor. Theory almost equals practice here. So it's cheaper to practice.