Hacker Cinema
Angels & Demons
2009 · Film · 139 min
Part of Robert Langdon Collection
Directed by Ron Howard
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
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Well, you could either go the route of a Nobel laureate in literature that you've never heard of, or for a guy with commercial success.
From Wikipedia: His books have been translated into 57 languages and, as of 2012, have sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and Inferno, have been adapted into films.
It all depends on what your goals are. No-one is forced to take any of the offered classes.
Ah, but in a way it was a great example, because while the innovation still happened in Sweden (regardless of the tax base now), it was real innovation, disruptive and tectonic shifting. Whereas 99% of the stuff that comes out of the valley is cotton candy that wouldn't be missed if it went away tomorrow. There it's about "make something people want," not "make something people need."
In fact, it's a bit like the film industry. Yes, most films in the cinemas of the world are American films. And most of these are fun amusement despite being idiotic. But I wouldn't make the statement that the fact that "Angels & Demons" is an American film is an indicator that America is on the right track, and that's exactly what you seem to be saying: Twitter and Facebook are American companies, so America is on the right track. I know you're a Web 2.0 VC, and you see the world through such goggles, but I don't think it's a standard indicator of a functional, healthy society.
As for your second statement, sure, Bratislava has its millionaires. Wealth distribution is always power law to some extent (but not because of people, but because certain talent aspects are always more heavily rewarded depending on the culture, time period, etc). What I'm talking about is exacerbating that. A good example is the Ivy League system, which takes very bright kids and very rich kids and mixes them up and gives them both the same degree. Again, it's about mechanisms that make the rich richer and poor poorer and eliminating those to whatever degree possible.