You're ignoring that many of the large American tech companies provide cloud platforms, which certainly fits the bill of "providing tools to manufacture stuff"
To me "tech" means heavy industry, manufacturing stuff like cars, ships, planes - also making computer parts, phones, TVs, cameras etc.
But the biggest American so-called "tech" companies seem to be all about surveillance, privacy violations, selling data of their users and "adtech", unfortunately. And also bypassing laws and regulations while abusing their workers - airbnb, uber and other "innovative" companies like that.
If Europe is lagging behind, because we don't have those "adtech" companies then - good - I don't want us to be ahead. You are free to compete with China to see who will invade their citizens' privacy harder.
And what about actual high-tech stuff like bullet trains, maglevs, etc? How many of those has the USA built lately?
But the biggest American so-called "tech" companies seem to be all about surveillance, privacy violations, selling data of their users and "adtech", unfortunately. And also bypassing laws and regulations while abusing their workers - airbnb, uber and other "innovative" companies like that.
If Europe is lagging behind, because we don't have those "adtech" companies then - good - I don't want us to be ahead. You are free to compete with China to see who will invade their citizens' privacy harder.
And what about actual high-tech stuff like bullet trains, maglevs, etc? How many of those has the USA built lately?