Comment by epolanski

2 months ago

As an European citizen I'm very uneasy with US-based services having my data and I nuked everything from ages bar LinkedIn and HN.

The hard part is de-googling.

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jagermo  2 months ago

even harder is finding a payment system that is not US-based and broadly accepted (no, not crypto).

I do have some hopes for a digital euro and, maybe, maybe, even Wero. But i fear it will never take off because too many players are involved and there is no clear marketing strategy to get it to people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wero_(payment)

  • herbst  2 months ago

    Why not crypto? It's exactly that and works pretty well

    • jagermo  2 months ago

      It does not. Its volatile, its backed by some at least as shady companies, rugpulls are constant, the acceptance rate of crypto is way below Mastercard/Visa or even Amex, you need to have at least a charged phone and and and. Sorry, I don't see any available version of crypto replacing MC or Visa.

pc86  2 months ago

The is a completely legitimate and not uncommon viewpoint. But is it relevant in the context of this thread?

  • miroljub  2 months ago

    Yes.

    What is China for Americans, for us Europeans, is the USA.

    Some argue that it's even worse for Europeans because the Chinese military and government can't reach you while in the USA. And there is no safe place for Europeans from the US government, unless they move to China or Russia.

    • epolanski  2 months ago

      I think that it's a bit overblown.

      But it's a problem when your biggest ally treats you like an ally, says you're living off him militarily and spies/hacks you non stop.

      China is not a military threat to Europe, it's literally on the other part of the globe. It's only a threat to US geopolitical ambitions.

    • catlikesshrimp  2 months ago

      As I understood your post: You said the US is worse because "Europeans" are willing to relocate to the US. And also that China is better because they are not likely to relocate to neither Russia nor China.

      Is that correct?

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