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if I were starting a startup, especially a social one, EU rules are literally the last thing on the earth that I would be caring about. Come to think of it, I
by whalesalad 2y ago
if I were starting a startup, especially a social one, EU rules are literally the last thing on the earth that I would be caring about.
Come to think of it, I have never and hope to never consider the EU rules ever in my lifetime.
- wayvey 2y agoCan you elaborate on why you'd have that stance? Genuinely curious
- gr__or 2y agoIt's par for the course with HN libertarian virtue signaling
- S0y 2y agoIt's a variation on "Premature Optimization Is the Root of All Evil". Focus on what actually matters for your startup. If for some reason some EU regulator actually comes knocking, you're most likely big enough to mean you've created a successful startup. Then you just say "Sorry!" and you implement what they want. This is probably different if your company is in the EU, but this is my North American point of view.
- Symbiote 2y agoThe principle of the EU's rules is treating people's private data with the respect it deserves. What other expectations of society would your startup ignore?
- sroussey 2y agoYeah, the idea that companies bend over backwards to protect credit card information but not data on the user is mind boggling. Except when you think of incentives.
- Eduard 2y agoSo when it comes to data protection, your startups will be user-hostile? Noted.
- whalesalad 2y agoThis is like when a non-atheistic person claims that the only way to be kind, ethical, moral etc is to be religious. They are not mutually exclusive. You can be a good steward of your users' data without imbibing yourself with EU regulation.
- soco 2y agoBut then you'd actually respect said EU regulation, wouldn't you. Out of spite, maybe, but respecting nonetheless.