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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 18 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

Bit like Japan I suppose. Both regions have relatively low wealth inequality in contrast to other countries. Both have publicly accessible welfare systems. Both look for steady economic growth than getting high on raging steroidal economic growth that the US is obsessed with. Both have pretty good rule of law and human rights. Depending on where you are in the EU, some member states have a comparable toxic work culture as Japan. Both also whine about immigration despite the declining population.

I semi-joke about the latter but countries less obsessed with steroidal capitalist growth have a better quality of life. We may not have tech giants like Amazon and Facebook, but at least we don't have tech bros buying out politicians to dictate policies.

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The eu is continually trying to find ways around encryption.

Not arguing with your main points but that is a huge L

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah we gotta stop those fuckers. It's not the EU per se IMO but a group pushing that crap again and again. Hopefully it'll end with some personal souverain data law or something blocking things like that for good.

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago

Fortunately for now people seem to show again and again that they don't want this crap.

[–] Ruigaard@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago

Yeah we've gotta stay vigilant with encryption and other infringements on our rights and freedom.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

USA: Ha ha you don't have a facebook!

EU: Oh no. Anyways...

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

As I asked in the other thread, also: who pays the price for this quality of life?

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Depending where you shop, no one really.

A lot of manufacturing is still actually done in the EU, unlike the USA. I can buy all basics for example (clothes, food, kitchenware, cleaning supplies, shoes, etc) in Finland also made in Finland.

[–] Ruigaard@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 hours ago

You could definitely buy a lot European, though I know from my line of work (sustainability consultant for (mostly retail) companies), that a lot of supply chains run to China.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth -2 points 3 hours ago

The raw materials? The damage to the body from working those jobs? I'm sorry it's just not realistic.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Our own Trump, Musk etc.

We don't have them (yet).

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 3 hours ago

Our global South and Asian neighbors? Migrant workers? Our impoverished working class?

[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago

As a European, I find a comparison to Japan a bit offensive. Have we fallen that low?