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Maybe it was a real EU fault at that time, but now the monopolies definitely affect the market, as proven by the court.
by fsflover 1y ago
Maybe it was a real EU fault at that time, but now the monopolies definitely affect the market, as proven by the court.
- lazide 1y agoEven if you nuked every one of them, the EU tech scene would still be dead. It’s a cultural problem. The EU would rather be comfortable than competitive. And they are.
- fsflover 1y agoHow do you know that?
- lazide 1y agoI’ve lived there, among many other places. It’s pretty obvious in dozens of ways when you see it up close. East Asia (currently) has a completely different mindset, with tradeoffs, which is why it has completely replaced Silicon Valley for actual Silicon. And frankly, is starting to do the same for software.
- nemo44x 1y ago[flagged]
- fsflover 1y agoThe current output is affected by the illegal monopolies, as I already explained.
- Workaccount2 1y agoAmericans work 500 hours a year more than their German counterparts. 300 more than the EU average. Americans are working 14.5 months a year while Europeans are working 12!
- frm88 1y agoThese numbers would be admirable if they had something to show for it, instead: illiteracy below level 1 28% [0]; life expectancy 79.5 years (as opposed to - for example Italy 83.9 [1]; rank 13 when it comes to cost of living [2]... I could go on with health etc. So, what exactly do you get out of all that additional labour? [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_State... [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/life-expectancy-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/life-expe... [2]https://www.worlddata.info/cost-of-living.php https://www.worlddata.info/cost-of-living.php
- lazide 1y agoI think you’re just reinforcing the point?
- fsflover 1y agoNo, working 500 hours a week is unsustainable and likely doesn't lead to better overall outcomes, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45149049#45151336 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45149049#45151336
- lazide 1y agoAre you for real/? 1) 500 hours a week isn’t just unsustainable, it’s impossible? There are only 168 hours in a week. I’m assuming you mean 50. 2) You’re just agreeing with the point again. Europe cares more about being comfortable. The US cares more about making money and being competitive (well, used to until recently anyway). People do all sorts of unsustainable things for money, all the time. So what point do you think you’re making?