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Dane here. Feelings are different now. IIRC, the most popular app in Denmark right now is an app that tells you if a product is American. It has become broadl

Dane here. Feelings are different now. IIRC, the most popular app in Denmark right now is an app that tells you if a product is American. It has become broadly clear, that it is about self preservation.

Nextgrid 8mo ago
> the most popular app in Denmark right now is an app that tells you if a product is American That sounds like performative bullshit though? A "feel good" thing just like plastics "recycling". Are people actually choosing to pay fair price for a non-American product? Are people choosing to invest in or start local competitors to those American products? Are governments doing something so that incomes commensurate with quality tech work aren't taxed at 60%? And so on.
- marcosdumay 8mo ago
  Looks like the US exports were at all time highs last year... Pulled by gold and other precious metals: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports I couldn't find data to actually answer your question. I just found this that is surprising in a multitude of ways and absolutely useless :) Every useful report seems to end at 2023.
- thfuran 8mo ago
  >Are governments doing something so that incomes commensurate with quality tech work aren't taxed at 60%? Why should they do that?
  - Nextgrid 8mo ago
    Because countries who didn't do that managed to corner the whole IT services market, while countries that do are still waiting for a miracle to happen. Talent that is capable of building the next AWS can easily make 6 figures at AWS and not lose more than half of that in taxes... you need to do something to attract/retain such talent here.
joe_mamba 8mo ago
>the most popular app in Denmark right now is an app that tells you if a product is American And the app is running on a phone with an OS coming from which country? Like sibling said, this feels like performative BS.
- whatarethembits 8mo ago
  Yeah, the fact that Europe hasn't been able to develop another OS in the last few months/years is proof that nothing can change. Stop trying and wasting time; any effort in this direction is futile.
  - bigyabai 8mo ago
    Well, technically... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolla
lingrush4 8mo ago
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tjwebbnorfolk 8mo ago
Ok but parent's question stands: why didn't you get the message the first time?
- slater 8mo ago
  not op, but maybe something along the lines of, "fool me once..." etc.?

Nextgrid 8mo ago

> the most popular app in Denmark right now is an app that tells you if a product is American That sounds like performative bullshit though? A "feel good" thing just like plastics "recycling". Are people actually choosing to pay fair price for a non-American product? Are people choosing to invest in or start local competitors to those American products? Are governments doing something so that incomes commensurate with quality tech work aren't taxed at 60%? And so on.

marcosdumay 8mo ago
Looks like the US exports were at all time highs last year... Pulled by gold and other precious metals: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports I couldn't find data to actually answer your question. I just found this that is surprising in a multitude of ways and absolutely useless :) Every useful report seems to end at 2023.
thfuran 8mo ago
>Are governments doing something so that incomes commensurate with quality tech work aren't taxed at 60%? Why should they do that?
- Nextgrid 8mo ago
  Because countries who didn't do that managed to corner the whole IT services market, while countries that do are still waiting for a miracle to happen. Talent that is capable of building the next AWS can easily make 6 figures at AWS and not lose more than half of that in taxes... you need to do something to attract/retain such talent here.

joe_mamba 8mo ago

>the most popular app in Denmark right now is an app that tells you if a product is American And the app is running on a phone with an OS coming from which country? Like sibling said, this feels like performative BS.

whatarethembits 8mo ago
Yeah, the fact that Europe hasn't been able to develop another OS in the last few months/years is proof that nothing can change. Stop trying and wasting time; any effort in this direction is futile.
- bigyabai 8mo ago
  Well, technically... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolla

lingrush4 8mo ago

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tjwebbnorfolk 8mo ago

Ok but parent's question stands: why didn't you get the message the first time?

slater 8mo ago
not op, but maybe something along the lines of, "fool me once..." etc.?