Commentary
Something I’ve long dreaded finally is happening: Wokeness and other foolishness by the U.S. and California governments is stifling this state’s innovation machine—leading to Communist China assuming software dominance. The successes of Apple, Google, Facebook, and other Silicon Valley companies dazzle us, preventing us from seeing what’s really happening.
Tech icon Steve Jobs died 11 years ago. Perhaps just as indicative, Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel who discovered Moore’s Law in 1965, just died—at age 94. Moore’s Law states computing power doubles, or the price of it is halved, about every three years.
Now this: “Why Chinese Apps Are the Favorites of Young Americans,” headlined the Wall Street Journal March 26. Subhead: “It isn’t just the algorithms, but lessons from a competitive culture.” TikTok, currently being scrutinized in Congress, is only one of these firms….