Lauris(@lzminsky):very correct e.g. the GDPR was a conspiracy to create a massive regulatory rent-capture mechanism by law firms, European Commission insiders, along with the standard set of lobbying firms operating in Brussels and Strasbourg. "strategic sovereignty" and "being the normative superpower" is just another way to maintain the status quo for a mandarin class that could functionally be replaced by ChatGPT 3 in terms of the intellectual requirements of their work.

2026.09.24 17:47

very correct e.g. the GDPR was a conspiracy to create a massive regulatory rent-capture mechanism by law firms, European Commission insiders, along with the standard set of lobbying firms operating in Brussels and Strasbourg. "strategic sovereignty" and "being the normative superpower" is just another way to maintain the status quo for a mandarin class that could functionally be replaced by ChatGPT 3 in terms of the intellectual requirements of their work.

Eliano A Younes@eliano

2026.09.24 00:01

most of the time, the conversation in Europe isn’t *actually* about safety or data protection that’s what they want you to believe. it polls well & gets clicks its *actually* about money. you think the local IT provider cares if the govt system is shit? nah bro. they want to get paid they don’t want tax dollars (their slice of the pie) flowing to American companies. NGOs & “experts” are hired guns. social media bots drive engagement and make it feel really real. hide yo kids, hide yo wife tactics in the end, the biggest losers are the tax payers. nothing gets better. key institutions continue to fail citizens good luck out there