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Yes, I decided to stop reading his blog relatively recently after some extremely hot takes on EU policy. I don't feel his thoughts on the matter are particularl
by redfloatplane 2mo ago
Yes, I decided to stop reading his blog relatively recently after some extremely hot takes on EU policy. I don't feel his thoughts on the matter are particularly well-thought-out, and I feel like he's just stanning for Apple from his priors rather than from any grounding in reality.
I dunno, I guess that's what you should expect from Gruber but these EU-bashing articles lowered the enjoyment I got from his blog underneath the bar for me.
- jorisw 2mo agoAs an EU citizen I've found myself in agreement with everything he's written regarding EU policy
- redfloatplane 2mo agoGood for you! As an EU citizen I have found myself in almost total disagreement with everything he's written regarding EU policy. Horses for courses.
- solid_fuel 2mo agoFreaking out about basic EU privacy and safety measures is always one of the biggest red flags that someone is becoming a politically motivated hack, especially when that someone lives in the US where there is an active fascist movement tearing apart the government.
- redfloatplane 2mo agoBut what if those measures might apply to your favourite multi-trillion-dollar globo-corp and cause them to nominally change their business practices? That's a step too far, I say.
- solid_fuel 2mo agoOh, well then it must be stopped by any means necessary of course! Thank god there are brave and concerned citizens like John Gruber, ready to hold the line against the tyranny of regulations. After all, if it wasn't for him who would ever speak up for the trillion dollar corporation? Without brave heros like him, these poor vulnerable corporations would be facing all sorts of attacks from evil regulatory organizations and their dastardly scientists. Just think of the profit - all those euros - that may be lost like chaff in the wind.