Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad?
by bojan on Friday August 07, 2026 @04:51PM
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Which is why I still think that the only way forward is that the EU becomes a country of its own. I'm aware that's deeply unpopular, partially due to The forrogn influence, but thr alternative is catastrophic - stagnation and letting US, China and Russia dictate our way of life.
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I, too, have come to this realization. But boy, oh boy, do Europeans get disgusted by the idea. (My partner is European)
Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad?
by jackvalentine on Friday August 07, 2026 @06:13PM
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I’ve never even thought about this - what does the EU get as a country that it can’t get with its current structure?
That's a very large question. I'll keep the answer as short as I can:
* politically, we have a unified economic policy that is working wonders. The Brussels Effect is a thing. But, we don't have a unified foreign and defence policies, which partially made Ukraine War possible, and is making a Russian invasion further in Europe a distinct possibility.
* however, economically, the market is not really completely unified yet, especially for digital services, but for many other branches of economy as well. I can drive through 5 countries in a day, and my Netflix and Play Store selection will be different in every one. That doesn't make any sense.