[toomuchtodo]

Europe has SEPA for instant value transfer, they do not need paypal. AT Protocol can replace X, no need for Europe to have their own X ("protocols, not platforms"). Europe can eventually build EVs faster and/or better (~20 moving parts in a drivetrain) and improved space vehicles when they're ready, they're not trying to live on Mars.

What has US tech built that Europe needs? Europe has services and great quality of life, the US has performance art capitalism paperclip maximizing for shareholder returns and is a third world country [1] [2] [3], broadly speaking. The race is not what you think it is. What are you building for? To just keep grinding or building? Or for people to live happy, healthy lives at scale? Engineering is fun, and leads to progress, but it is a means to an end, not the point of life.

[1] https://worldhappiness.report/

[2] https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/rankings

[3] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/a-visual-breakdown-of-who-o...

[Aeolun]

> Europe can eventually build EVs

Bosch has been building EV’s for literal years. Just because they’re selling them as parts doesn’t mean they’re incapable.

[toomuchtodo]

I don't disagree with this (love Bosch except my dishwasher IoT annoyances), but OP believes you need to be Tesla or BYD to be "successful." You can always succeed if you get to define success. It's a marathon, not a sprint, and life is meant to be lived, not brutish and short grinding for silly KPIs.

[WorldPeas]

good luck getting Linus Torvalds back from us! Jokes aside, i think the EU needs to reach consensus on a new operating system if you want digital sovereignty. So far I know of a few nations doing so for law enforcement/military, and I know of Jolla or webos, but I am unaware of any efforts like Huawei and harmonyOS to create a sovereign unified ecosystem.

[damnitbuilds]

"What has US tech built that Europe needs?"

Oh, come on.

And you are confusing personal happiness with company success. Europe prioritises the former, at the expense of the latter.

[toomuchtodo]

If you believe in optimizing for company success at a macro level from a mental model perspective, why are we talking? Go grind and be prepared to make peace how you wasted your life on your deathbed. I have attempted to show you a different perspective, whether you internalize it is up to you. I've been down that road, and caught myself in time with some life left to be lived. Never stop asking "why?" OODA loop style.

> Oh, come on.

I stand by my assertion.

[damnitbuilds]

You are confusing personal happiness with company success.

[toomuchtodo]

You seem to get it [1], so I'm not sure why we're arguing? I wish you the very best. Stay curious and openminded. Don't work too hard, we're all dead eventually, enjoy the ride.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43471675 ("Even if I was programming Starship's flight computers, I would miss my family too much to work more than 40 hours per week. Regardless of really believing in their work, people want to have time with their loved ones.")

[DonHopkins]

Masterful use of quoting and citing his own words from merely two hours ago to peacefully and poignantly make your (and apparently his) point.