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Mistral isn't really Europe, it's France. Europe has some plans but as far as I can tell their goal isn't to make something that can really compete. The goal is
by fortifAI 1y ago
Mistral isn't really Europe, it's France. Europe has some plans but as far as I can tell their goal isn't to make something that can really compete. The goal is to make EU data stay in the EU for businesses, meanwhile every user that is not forced by their company sends their data to the US or China.
- blitzar 1y agoLast I checked France is in Europe. It would be like saying Google or Apple are not American because they are in California.
- klabb3 1y agoThe big picture incongruence in the thread is using terms as patriotic, allegories to US states, which imo is but a US-centric projection. Even proponents don’t think of the EU to be a supreme government with federated states, and they certainly don’t think of ”Europeans” as a unified demographic. At best, the EU protects against stupid shit from other EU countries (tariffs, freedom of movement) and stupid shit against the outside, such as bullying by superpowers like Russia, China and recently also the US, or extremely large corporations who can take on smaller nation states. The EU is more similar to NAFTA or five eyes, and culturally the loyalty is more similar to the US vs the anglosphere, like how Americans think of Australia, UK and Canada. Well, again, until recently. Things are changing fast.
- r0p3 1y agoThe NAFTA Parliament
- klabb3 1y agoYes, analogies do have differences. And parliament is better than handshakes behind closed doors, even if it’s not perfect. Comparing to states is much more far fetched. The UK left the union without any serious retaliation, let alone military conflict. What would happen if Texas or California tried to secede seriously?