Johannes Ernst14h ago

Wow. I don't think the US tech industry has quite grasped how big this is.

https://www.techpolicy.press/almost-two-thirds-of-europeans-back-replacing-us-tech-poll-finds/

Almost Two-Thirds of Europeans Back Replacing US Tech, Poll Finds

EU leaders are pursuing digital sovereignty plans to reduce the 27-country bloc’s dependence on the United States, writes Mark Scott.

Tech Policy Press
Show threadSuzanne Aldrich (she/her)
@j12t yeah me neither. They are also completely in the sand about the energy recession we are about to have.
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Show threadLudwig Vielfrass11h ago
@suzannealdrich @j12t Sunshine doesn't have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz! How decentralized renewal energy didn't become a major strategic and national security issue boggles the mind. It's almost like the government exists mostly to protect extractive industries!
Show threadSuzanne Aldrich (she/her)6h ago
@lerxst @j12t I think the bigger question is, do we even need government if we all have decentralized energy? It’s always a “power” thing with these people.
Show threadJohannes Ernst5h ago
@suzannealdrich @lerxst The crypto people tried "no government". Everything got taken over by fraud and scams. I think it's a cautionary tale.