True, but Pat Gelsinger isn't a good example of what public policy we should pursue to help Joe six-packs enjoy a middle-class life. Gelsinger is one of the few people I would follow blindly into the maws of hell itself; his intellect is exceeded only by his ability to lead.
I am a little bit fascinated by the way that many people seem to think so highly of Gelsinger, and I even think it is possible that he will succeed in leveraging that to make Intel competitive.
However, just from his public persona of wildly optimistic sales/marketing pitches and showmanship, while outsourcing their own manufacturing to TSMC, I have a very bad impression.
Then his claims of Intel zettaflop machines by 2027 honestly make me think he is totally delusional, but maybe that does not matter.
Small anecdote: pat gelsinger, intel ceo, started as a technician at intel (iirc) at like years old or something like that.
That entry level job paid enough that he could have a roof on his head and i guess covered his university tuition?
I’m not making this up: it’s all in his book he wrote about his life (not sure I recommend the book)