Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs. The similarities between all of these inventors are:

1. They are all from the land of opportunity - United States of America.

2. They have shaped humanity.

3. They have made inventions about intelligence and technology ahead of their time, shaping not only their own countries but the world.

The problem for this article is that all of these incredible entrepreneurs are all from the land of the free. Moving on to the land of the blue dragon - Vietnam. We don’t see many influential and powerful people from Vietnam changing the world. So we have to ask - why not? 

The U.S.A is a constitution-based federal republic composed of 50 states. The land is also culturally and racially diverse with large shapes of immigration from Europe and beyond. It’s also home to many of the best universities in the world - Harvard, M.I.T, etc. Vietnam, on the other hand is growing fast but the main reason why Vietnam could not be on the scales as the U.S.A yet. Vietnam has not made enough laws for human rights. Political and religious perspectives  are tightly controlled, and protesting views are met with harsh punishments. Ethnic minorities are especially very vulnerable. Though poverty levels overall have declined, economic disparity still exists between urban and rural areas. 

That is my view on how Vietnam doesn’t have people on par with Steve Jobs or Elon Musk yet and the only reason on how the country can be on the scale of the U.S.A is to give the people room to move or the power to take risks freely. Steve Jobs dropped out of college, slept on his friends floors, and was able to take massive risks because the US had safety nets so their people could take risks. On the other hand, Vietnam has a huge economic disparity, so many bright minds can’t afford to take the risks they need because of their background. Furthermore, The Viet government tightly controls political perspectives so the people naturally follow strict boundaries and rules. In contrast, America’s government allows room for the people to take risks and do their thing. Of course, many people will use this to say terrible things to the government but “The harder you struggle the better the outcome”. 

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz grew up in a housing complex in Brooklyn for the poor. His net worth is now over 3.5 billion dollars. Along with many others from zero to hero millionaires and billionaires in America who also had the opportunity to take risks and believe in what they can do. If Vietnam’s government really wants to shape their country for the better, they need to make room for their own people's potential to develop!

For Vietnam to truly develop the country’s own Steve Jobs, they need to create a system that protects personal views, and create their own economic safety nets to ensure that their own people can strive for the best, think different and take risks without fear.