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Re:Why Finland leads the world in flexible work by AdrianB1 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @03:46PM (#20771693)
You are in no way answering to the question: why in Silicon Valley and not in Finland or other countries?
Re:Why Finland leads the world in flexible work by claudeganon on Thursday August 22, 2019 @04:22PM (#20772005)
Because the military-industrial complex of the world’s largest super power invested in the basic research and infrastructure to create this context. It’s the same reason the Soviet’s excelled in technological pursuits relative to many small European countries and why Russia still has an outsized place in IT.
Re:Why Finland leads the world in flexible work by coldtea on Thursday August 22, 2019 @05:17PM (#20772433)
Because Finland, while would appreciate having such large companies, doesn't want this kind of shitty social environment and inequality, so it doesn't encourage it. Besides, it does just as well (and ever better than the US for the large majority of its citizens) without having billionaires...