[lawn]

> why I think it's worse in Europe, it's because in Europe the ruling class and the universities are on the same side

Sounds like a feature, not a bug.

> And when I say Europe, I mean UK, France and Germany.

Europe is much larger and more diverse than those three countries. Scandinavia for example consistently top the list in most well-being statistics.

[ben_w]

> Sounds like a feature, not a bug.

In fairness, it can be either, and which it is depends if in the specific case it's more accurate to phrase it as "the ruling classes are on the side of the universities" (good) or as "the universities are on the side of the ruling class" (bad).