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It's not just that but also the mindset of entrepreneurship and growth versus stagnation and la dolce vita, which, while nice in the short term, is untenable in

It's not just that but also the mindset of entrepreneurship and growth versus stagnation and la dolce vita, which, while nice in the short term, is untenable in the long term. Pieter Levels of NomadList fame talks about this often [0][1][2], he is Dutch, not American, so it's not like he's biased for America but he notes that it is disheartening for him to see Europe slip into mediocrity over time. [0] https://x.com/search?lang=en&q=Europe%20(from%3Alevelsio)&src=typed_query https://x.com/search?lang=en&q=Europe%20(from%3Alevelsio)&sr... [1] https://x.com/levelsio/status/1784943280171467260 https://x.com/levelsio/status/1784943280171467260 [2] https://x.com/BolognaFishMD/status/1771695080862085211 https://x.com/BolognaFishMD/status/1771695080862085211

tchalla 2y ago
And yet he continues to live in Europe despite having other choices.
- satvikpendem 2y ago
  He doesn't live in Europe.
  - tchalla 2y ago
    He literally said he lives in Europe on Twitter. https://x.com/levelsio/status/1809779394719654257?s=12 https://x.com/levelsio/status/1809779394719654257?s=12
    - satvikpendem 2y ago
      Ah I didn't see his latest reply, he normally lives in Asia, I thought he was still there. Regardless, he can live there and still want to improve his continent, as he mentions. Your comments remind me of this meme. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som...
      - pieterhg 2y ago
        Yep, wanna improve my continent
        satvikpendem 2y ago
        Nice, Pieter, hope everything is going well with you.
eastbound 2y ago
> slip into mediocrity over time Europe has been mediocre for the entire modern times. France’s Haussmann marks the end of it with the Exposition Universelle of 1889 (Eiffer Tower) which really attracted people. Since then, we had to be rescued by Americans every time we went into war (even in Vietnam) and the art capital of the world is NYC. Maybe De Gaulle revived France a little (and he leveraged the UK/US help for that), but nowhere near what Shanghai or San Francisco did. Europe is fine as a former success. Happiness has been high, life expectancy too. Except it is now being ruled over by people who will neither bring it to the sky again, nor will keep the existing inhabitants.

tchalla 2y ago

And yet he continues to live in Europe despite having other choices.

satvikpendem 2y ago
He doesn't live in Europe.
- tchalla 2y ago
  He literally said he lives in Europe on Twitter. https://x.com/levelsio/status/1809779394719654257?s=12 https://x.com/levelsio/status/1809779394719654257?s=12
  - satvikpendem 2y ago
    Ah I didn't see his latest reply, he normally lives in Asia, I thought he was still there. Regardless, he can live there and still want to improve his continent, as he mentions. Your comments remind me of this meme. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som...
    - pieterhg 2y ago
      Yep, wanna improve my continent
      - satvikpendem 2y ago
        Nice, Pieter, hope everything is going well with you.

eastbound 2y ago

> slip into mediocrity over time Europe has been mediocre for the entire modern times. France’s Haussmann marks the end of it with the Exposition Universelle of 1889 (Eiffer Tower) which really attracted people. Since then, we had to be rescued by Americans every time we went into war (even in Vietnam) and the art capital of the world is NYC. Maybe De Gaulle revived France a little (and he leveraged the UK/US help for that), but nowhere near what Shanghai or San Francisco did. Europe is fine as a former success. Happiness has been high, life expectancy too. Except it is now being ruled over by people who will neither bring it to the sky again, nor will keep the existing inhabitants.