Not directly related, but still reminds me of the recent Kurzgesagt (they are famous for well-researched content and are originally from Germany) video[1] about the bleak future Germany is facing in upcoming decades.
Yes, I'm sure Germany has plenty of problems that need addressing. But -
> Nvidia’s market capitalisation ($5.7 trillion) has overtaken Germany’s GDP ($5.45 trillion).
- is about like saying "my orange tree is taller than the pile of apples harvested from your apple tree".
clearstack•12m ago
90% of NVDA revenue is one segment — data center. Germany has 83M people and industrial output across dozens of sectors. All that market cap rests on a single product cycle.
xvilka•52m ago
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-gYFcVx-8Y