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Don't get me wrong, I get why they want to and it is probably a justified security concern, but it's also things like that which will probably cause Europe's ec
by meowface 8mo ago
Don't get me wrong, I get why they want to and it is probably a justified security concern, but it's also things like that which will probably cause Europe's economy to continue to stagnate while the US's will probably continue to soar even with Trump (and perhaps, later, Vance) completely destroying our international reputation and credibility and our most important political and scientific institutions.
The fact that the US can continue to economically do so well relative to others despite currently being run by some of the stupidest and most abhorrent people possible is... sad.
- hparadiz 8mo agoEurope could be more competitive but then they snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Just in the past week they're meddling with the infinite scroll feature and then the unrealized taxes in the Netherlands. Why would a tech company wanna operate in such an environment?
- CorrectHorseBat 8mo agoWhy would we care about competivity where it doesn't benefit society? Addictive social media and wealth accumulation actively harm society
- hparadiz 8mo agoYou have fun with that. Lemme know how it goes.
- CorrectHorseBat 8mo agoWhat for an answer is that?
- ilikecakeandpie 8mo agoIt's not like it's going real well here in the U.S.
- meowface 8mo agoObviously one cannot simply accept any potential societal trade-off in favor of benefitting the economy, but going too far in the opposite direction eventually manifests as worse living standards for the average person, which is not beneficial to society.
- gzread 8mo agoHow does banning intentionally addictive media-feed apps (they are not social media, they are parasocial at best) make society worse?
- meowface 8mo ago"How does banning unhealthy food make society worse?" "How does banning unhealthy habits make society worse?" "How does banning harmful/hateful speech make society worse?" "How does banning things and, as a result, our economy stagnating, make society worse?"
- gzread 8mo agoPam Bondi suggested that it would be impossible to prosecute the pedophiles, because the economy would collapse. To which many people reacted: then let it collapse. You remind me of Pam Bondi.
- meowface 8mo agoExcept Bondi was wrong and I am right, and also letting the economy collapse actually would be really, really bad and saying things like that is something only children and economically illiterate people do. Also, most of the things I listed in my previous post had absolutely nothing to do with the economy. It's just that it's unethical and tyrannical for the government to dictate people's behavior in this way. "How is it unhealthy for the government to ban alcohol?" These statements would apply whether in a socialistic or fully neoliberal country.
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- mikrotikker 8mo agoInfinite scroll? Just ban social media algorithms you buffoons. Then u can even let kids use it.
- bpt3 8mo ago> The fact that the US can continue to economically do so well relative to others despite currently being run by some of the stupidest and most abhorrent people possible is... sad. It's not sad, it's strong evidence (I hesitate to call it proof, but...) that a federated model of governance with limited regulation is the most resilient and successful form of government. All the EU states need to do is learn that regulation is not the solution to every theoretical problem any bureaucrat can imagine, and they too can experience meaningful economic growth.
- CorrectHorseBat 8mo agoI agree that if you want to pursue economic growth laissez-faire is possibly the best course of action, but economic growth isn't the only metric worth pursuing.
- bpt3 8mo ago> economic growth isn't the only metric worth pursuing It's not, but the absence of it makes it much harder to pursue the many other worthy goals. Which again, is a lesson the EU seems to refuse to accept.
- CorrectHorseBat 8mo agoI have no idea where you got that idea from. If anything the EU has been focused way too much on the economy, hoping trade and economic growth will solve all problems.