Because there's no such thing as "American Exceptionalism" outside of the money gained from giving out loans during World War 2, and California's weather.

Government and businesses long realized that they can just throw money to build labs and facilities and campuses and in general just as close to a work-place paradise as you can in California, and then they can drain talent from every country around the world because it's one of the most pleasant climates in the world to live in.

Same thing with Hollywood, and the Space industry. Then you get a feedback loop of people being successful in that area and feeding their money back into new ventures attracting more talent to the area.

Time to plug into a WIRED subscription.

Time to not read this article.

"Because theyŕe greedy fucks".

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