Perry E. Metzger(@perrymetzger):A fascinating little glimpse at how Europe keeps destroying its entrepreneurs, one "tiny little obviously reasonable who could possibly object" regulation at a time. The US has a thriving ecosystem of small electronics manufacturers; Europe has just killed its equivalent companies for good. This is just one of thousands of similar regulations that have largely eliminated European technology startups.

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Perry E. Metzger@perrymetzger

2026.08.24 16:10

A fascinating little glimpse at how Europe keeps destroying its entrepreneurs, one "tiny little obviously reasonable who could possibly object" regulation at a time. The US has a thriving ecosystem of small electronics manufacturers; Europe has just killed its equivalent companies for good. This is just one of thousands of similar regulations that have largely eliminated European technology startups.