It was pg who wrote (in Good Bad Attitude, H&P p. 55):

> It would be ironic if, as hackers fear, recent measures intended to protect national security and intellectual property turned out to be a missile aimed right at what makes America successful.

Short of violence, I would like to do everything possible to accelerate that realization in the minds of as many Americans as possible.

I think the best way to do that is to respond appropriately: leave, and go live/work in, support, and pay taxes to other countries instead.

Can you imagine the next Facebook or Google being started somewhere that isn't the USA? I can. Those that are paying attention are starting to realize just how bad the situation there has become.

I was actually talking about it with my roommate: if the next big companies could pop from other countries than the USA And it's actually hard the believe and here is why:

- The USA is one big country one over 300millions people, one main language, one main culture, one currency ... and a shit lot of money ready to be invested

- When you start a company in France only 60 million people few investors, a small startup world, ... And if i want to expand my company to europe, i need to get the different languages, different culture, different bank and sometimes different currency.

And if you want to invest it's harder because the VC system is different, they are not much a big fan of competition.

It's a pain is the ass to grow big quickly there and also the mentality is different.