Well I'm not really answering to you (as an individual/person), but to the concept you expressed, which is VERY american.

I didn't express my concept, I expressed the reality that US tech companies have universally conquered Europe. If the EU would have had the ability to compete in these sectors, then we would have done it already ever since we found out in 2013 that the US is spying on us, or way before that. But nothing changed since then. Almost every EU company and government institution is using Microsoft products and all consumers use Apple, Google or Windows. Where is this EU competition here?

The sad reality is that we have all tied ourselves to America which was considered an unsinkable bastion of Western democracy and civilization.

As Europeans we should have known better: all nations rise and fall.

Linus Torvalds is Finnish and was studying in Finland when he created Linux.

So what? We were talking about companies not individuals. The Linux kernel is not a company, not a product you can buy and neither is Linus Torvalds.

Plus, for the last 20+ years Linus has been working from the US while also gaining US citizenship. Case in point for US tech dominance, talent bread in Europe ends up in the US.

Bred.

But, sure, the US is acquiring European bread talent too: Sourdough, baguette, ciabatta...

Doesn't make you immune to american exceptionalism.

I'm expressing the reality/facts that US BIG-tech has conquered Europe and we haven't had any viable competitors to them that can re-conquer our local market, despite knowing the privacy and surveillance implications of using US BIG-tech for years now.

If you wish to negate the facts and call me names in return, then its your issue.

You’re tilting at windmills here. The several people you replied to appear to be in serious denial. Why break that?