> Don't believe me? Watch Eric Schmidt or Marc Andreessen talk about Europe.
This is like saying “Smoking is cool and good for you. Don’t believe me? Watch Big Tobacco talk about health”.
The unfettered addiction to growth and profit championed by the US is turning the world to shit faster. We need that to stop, not chase it irresponsibly and make the problem worse.
Stop treating everything like a competition while misusing the word “innovation” to justify the exploitation of other people.
The argument for growth is ammunition against the kind of cosy deals that are everywhere in Europe, insulating established businesses from competitive pressure. Half the regulations out of the EU are an attempt to level the playing field so that inter-country competition can break up the kind of legalized corruption that forms when wealthy companies are politically connected, but there's a risk of regulatory capture too.
The opposite of growth isn't things staying the same. It's the rest of the world leaving you behind. Not being competitive means being exploited by those currently occupying the nodes of power and money.
This is like saying “Smoking is cool and good for you. Don’t believe me? Watch Big Tobacco talk about health”.
The unfettered addiction to growth and profit championed by the US is turning the world to shit faster. We need that to stop, not chase it irresponsibly and make the problem worse.
Stop treating everything like a competition while misusing the word “innovation” to justify the exploitation of other people.