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It really annoys me how many self-styled "Europeans" on HN feel free to speak for an entire continent. Firstly, the EU is not the same thing as Europe. Yes EU
by repolfx 8y ago
It really annoys me how many self-styled "Europeans" on HN feel free to speak for an entire continent.
Firstly, the EU is not the same thing as Europe. Yes EU officials and supporters love to use the word "Europe" when they mean EU - I find it nasty and manipulative.
Secondly, I'm from an EU country, now live in Europe but not in the EU, and I think GDPR is absurd. A great example of the general malaise and decline of the continent. As I have pointed out elsewhere, GDPR is not even remotely an important topic to people in the EU. Actual opinion polls run by the EU Commission have shown for years that the top concerns of the citizenry are immigration, terrorism and the economy, in that order.
Data protection simply doesn't feature in it at all. It's a dog and pony show put on by the EU to distract people from its failings.
- lima 8y ago> It really annoys me how many self-styled "Europeans" on HN feel free to speak for an entire continent. > As I have pointed out elsewhere, GDPR is not even remotely an important topic to people in the EU. Just pointing out the irony... I can't speak on behalf of anyone except myself, but I can confirm that, while it's not the #1 thing people are concerned about, people do worry about privacy. Especially in Germany and the neighboring countries.
- repolfx 8y agoThat's not at all ironic. I am referring to opinion polls. By pointing out what opinion polls say, I am not "speaking for all of Europe". That would be me giving my personal opinion as if it was commonplace or standard in Europe.