In fact, the world is preparing to eat software (companies). China's crackdown on tech companies, to make sure they know who's boss, is just happening a little earlier than it will in the West. The ongoing crackdown on cryptocompanies, more regulation concerning adtech privacy, and so on are part of a coming wave of government (and society) putting Software under the rule of law. Which someone as old as I am, can recall hearing Internet zealots in the early 90's say wouldn't happen. But, once software "ate" the world, it became part of the world, and the world paid a lot more attention to it. It's not a coincidence that most Big Tech companies now are not run by founders, they are run by people who are more savvy politically, because that's what will matter more to the future success of Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, etc.<p>Mark Zuckerberg, now would be a good time for you to take your check and head for the exit...