"We live in and benefit from perhaps the most vibrant economy in the history of the world. Silicon Valley, broadly defined, produces so much economic, intellectual and technological capital that it has become the envy of the world. Government, civic and business leaders come here from all corners of the Earth to learn what makes our culture and economy tick."
"And, most importantly, Silicon Valley constitutes the beating heart of the dominant digital culture that effectively rules much of the world. Here, within an astonishingly small radius, are housed such digital titans as OpenAI, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce, Adobe and HP. To a degree unimaginable in any prior era, this small list of companies controls not just the flow of money but, much more to the point, the flow of information the world over."
A lone gunman shot Charlie Kirk in the neck during an open-air forum at Utah Valley University in Provo. The shooting occurred 800 miles away in a culturally distant state, yet it reflects a broader rise in U.S. political violence. Silicon Valley sustains an exceptionally vibrant economy and concentrates major technology companies that shape money and information flows globally. Humans increasingly integrate with digital devices, making smartphones integral to perception. That concentration of informational power affects collective reality. The alleged killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was deeply immersed in the online world and appears to have been shaped by digital content flows.
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