Dutch Company ASML ..How Did We Allow This To Happen??

[Patrick Kane]

One of the most important reads of the 21st century. This book goes into detail about ASML and how they are one of the most critical and valuable companies in the world and the way the story breaks down is truly mind blowing. Highly recommend if you want more than a 10 minute YouTube.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

One of the most important reads of the 21st century. This book goes into detail about ASML and how they are one of the most critical and valuable companies in the world and the way the story breaks down is truly mind blowing. Highly recommend if you want more than a 10 minute YouTube.

I have the audiobook

 

[Patrick Kane]

I have the audiobook

Did you get through it yet?

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Did you get through it yet?

About 1/3 ... some of the history was too long winded and boring
Especially about that fakkit Shockley

 

[Patrick Kane]

About 1/3 ... some of the history was too long winded and boring
Especially about that fakkit Shockley

Yeah dude was a piece of shyt Literal scum but integral to the development of Silicon Valley. I found some of the early history of Silicon Valley to be some of the most interesting bits of the book, largely because it was unknown to me.

The Moore’s Law shyt was crazy too and the beginning of Sony. Definitely keep goin tho. Let it rock for a long drive or commute you have

 

[Da_Eggman]

The chip race is going to be something for next 10-30 years.


Taiwain is definitely getting slumped by China sometime soon too.

I wouldn’t be so sure about that Taiwan is far ahead in alot of areas now if they invade them and take over that’s different

 

[RageKage]

Subs. Great thread

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

ASML is a big player in tech and innovation for sure. another company in the same sector is Lam Research. ASML and LXRC are great companies to invest in because they're going to drive the tech wave for a very long time with their equipment.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

"how did we allow this to happen"

anti intellectualism is the movement of the times. you are surrounded by people who look at the fruits of science with only suspicion while benefiting from all the technological advancements we made in the past. other societies might start to get a foothold while you have country men trying to write back in creationism into curriculum i dunno...

 

[Vandelay]

Economic specialization is a net benefit for the world.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Economic specialization is a net benefit for the world.

I wish an African country had this technology sewn up
That would have been a net benefit for the whole continent

 

[Vandelay]

I wish an African country had this technology sewn up
That would have been a net benefit for the whole continent

They have the raw materials. They can upscale.

Unfortunately the talent leaves Africa to not come back. I think if more countries offer the opportunity for dual citizenship it can begin to shift at a glacial pace. But it can shift.

 

[Ziploc]

I find it more amazing that China hasnt already hacked them and stole their designs. Same for TSMC too.



It's kinda silly that folks think they can hide a publicly known device from an industrial superpower in 2024. In the pre Internet era, they couldn't even keep the nuclear bomb a secret in the 50s, before half a dozen countries had their own copies.

They tried.

 

[trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In]

Intellectual convo on the coli?.... always in

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

They have the raw materials. They can upscale.

Unfortunately the talent leaves Africa to not come back. I think if more countries offer the opportunity for dual citizenship it can begin to shift at a glacial pace. But it can shift.

Corruption and political instability have played a major part in holding Africa back
Raw materials,talent and cheap labor have always been in abundance
So they should have as many high tech multinationals churning out products as in Asian countries
It's a damn shame