[stdbrouw]

With all due respect, but it feels like you're railing against those political priorities because they don't suit you, not because they are wrong.

I would love to have a startup hub somewhere in Europe (C'mon London, kick it up a notch!) but there are tons of other ways for governments to create jobs and further the economy.

We shouldn't automatically assume that fostering tech startups is macroeconomically superior to, say, creating an environment that's enticing to big multinationals.

[ThomPete]

The challenge is not to create jobs. That is relatively easy.

The challenge is to create businesses that can sustain themselves and thus help grow the economy.

What do you mean with "they don't suit you" how wouldn't growth of danish economy suit me if that was the case?

[stdbrouw]

> The challenge is to create businesses that can sustain themselves and thus help grow the economy.

Again, what evidence is there that tech startups achieve this goal more easily than any alternative?

> how wouldn't growth of danish economy suit me if that was the case?

You'd appreciate any kind of economic growth, I suppose, but wouldn't you prefer it if, in the process, you got a vibrant startup scene out of it, rather than if it happened all through education and clean tech? Nothing wrong with that, it's just that, say, your average student or blue collar worker would have a different perspective. The government's job is to figure out what would make most people happy, not what would make techies happy.

[ThomPete]

"Again, what evidence is there that tech startups achieve this goal more easily than any alternative?"

Where did I claim that?

I was showing evidence and argument that the proclaimed solution from the government isn't going to solve what they attempt to solve. I.e. just because you have better educated population doesn't mean that you get growth.

I suppose, but wouldn't you prefer it if, in the process, you got a vibrant startup scene out of it, rather than if it happened all through education and clean tech?

Can you please explain why I should prefer that?