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People are going to point out flaws or loopholes they know about that would be even easier, but they’re missing the point: it was not possible for someone genui
by overstay8930 2y ago
People are going to point out flaws or loopholes they know about that would be even easier, but they’re missing the point: it was not possible for someone genuinely in the process of launching a product to find out.
My side business was a small tool which was just a 3d printed case with an ESP32 I programmed w/ some small electronics and I sold it as is online. US + local government made sure there was zero friction even down to dealing with USPS shipping pickup issues. If I was still in Germany they would have shut me down and fined me personally for even trying.
It is crazy that the best business plan for a European starts at buying a plane ticket to America.
- fuzzfactor 2y agoIt's almost like free enterprise is one of the scariest things to those who would much prefer bureaucracy & monarchy.
- alextingle 2y agoYou think Germany has a monarchy??
- fuzzfactor 2y agoAre you one of the ones who would prefer it that way? Actually I think it goes something like this: Q. You think Germany has a monarchy?? Answers own Q with clenched fist. I'll show you a monarchy !!
- snowpid 2y agoso the American president can prosecuted for crime he or she did during the presidency? ;)
- fuzzfactor 2y agoGood call, the US probably has more fans of future monarchy than Europe has nostalgia for lost royalty.
- snowpid 2y agoI'm pretty sure there is no nostalgia in Germany about royalty.
- jononor 2y agoAre you sure that would actually happen in Germany? In Norway (which has the same rules), most likely no-one would care - unless the electronics actually ended up in a safety hazard (say fire).
- markus92 2y agoCan you name an example of someone being shut down cus of that in Germany (or anywhere else in the EU really)? I honestly can't think of a single regulation that would apply in the EU and not apply in the US for some reason or another for this use case.