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I'm completely against this surveilance capitalism that's pursued by big tech, but asking the US gov to use the same rules "for everyone" seems naive and bad fo

by mihaic 4y ago

I'm completely against this surveilance capitalism that's pursued by big tech, but asking the US gov to use the same rules "for everyone" seems naive and bad for the world economy. All countries have primarily a duty to their citizens, and only then to foreign entities. Even though there are plenty of points of improvement the US can make here, accepting that at least some discrimination against external citizens or companies should happen seems to be an axiom of governmental organization. I'm European btw and have a US-incorporated start-up.

__alexs 4y ago
> All countries have primarily a duty to their citizens, and only then to foreign entities. There is no innate duty of a state to anyone, it's a function of the policies of the people we elect. In many peoples view laws should apply equally regardless of where you are from.
- mihaic 4y ago
  If laws apply equally even to foreigners, then what's the purpose of the concept of citizenship? All people I know will treat their childred differently than random children on the playground, I'd imagine some analogy to this situation is not entirely lost on anyone.