> We could if we wanted, but why would we want? Working like crazy for .. what? To quote an EU politician I recently had the random chance to have lunch with:

> We could if we wanted, but why would we want? Working like crazy for .. what? To quote an EU politician I recently had the random chance to have lunch with: "Europe is realizing that these big corporations, they don't have our people's best interests in mind. We can't even begin the conversation on privacy and stuff like that because the American baseline for what is normal and ethical is so far off what we consider ethical there's no way to have a real dialogue. So we're taking measures to protect our citizens, starting with GDPR" Perhaps if Europe had more Googles and Facebooks, they wouldn't monopolize the internet and the playing field could be more even. Asking what's the point of having the Googels and Facebooks and Amazons is like asking 100 years ago "Why should Europe need a car industry" Because consumers want that stuff and they're gonna get it somewhere. And if they get it somewhere else, that somewhere else gains a certain degree of power.