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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -3 points 1 week ago (15 children)

The only logic comparison would be then Nordic vs US if you Claim they aren’t that good.

Well I mean yeah, that's what I'm saying, they're good for Europe but not that amazing in the context of the greater world

Also Quality of Life, Life Expectancy and other factors are still better in Western Europe, so I couldn’t care less about the better profitability of US companies

That's true (for now ((I'm not sure how well the UK is doing in comparison to the US)) and I'm not saying for you to care about America, I care more about the profitability of European companies because those big companies pay tax, and that tax pays for things, and I think there are some people who could use more tax right now:

What's true on a broader continental scale is even truer for debt-ridden France. The fall in productivity is more dramatic in France than in neighboring countries. Although it had stabilized in recent years, deindustrialization is accelerating once again. The level of education among young people and skills among adults continues to decline. And the financing of our social model is weighing more and more heavily on wages, creating growing discontent regarding the cost of living.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/12/20/europe-is-stalling-and-france-is-looking-the-other-way_6736298_23.html

Looks like someone else could use some as well:

German debt has grown since 1950 and currently stands at €2.5 trillion ($2.68 trillion). This puts Germany in third place in the eurozone, behind France and Italy.

https://www.dw.com/en/should-germany-be-concerned-over-its-national-debt/a-67695712

[–] Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

those big companies pax tax

How do I make the world’s biggest [Citation needed]?

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -1 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's funny that you Mock the Economy Of Europe given that Australia is completely dependent on Mining

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Is this mocking the economy of Europe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m89gnGLMQoU

If not, why do you think I am?

edit: Just reading: https://www.siliconcontinent.com/p/the-compliance-doom-loop

The Compliance Doom Loop

Why the rules keep growing

Consider this example. Spain does not have any frontier AI companies. But the country rushed to establish the first AI agency in Europe — the Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (AESIA). The organisation will have a president, a director, two subdirectors, a secretary general and 10 departments. It includes offices with names such as the “Department of Instrumentation of Mechanisms for Trend Identification and Impact Assessment”, and the “Department of Awareness, Training, Dissemination, Promotion and Consciousness-raising”. Readers in the US are familiar with competitions between cities to host companies. In Spain, León and A Coruña fought over the decision of where to establish AESIA — the regulator for an industry that does not exist!

Is this also mocking the economy of Europe?

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