Comment by simonask
2 hours ago
> In the event of some schism …
In the views of most Europeans, that schism already happened.
Europe was perfectly happy to rely on US software and services for decades. None of the large US tech companies would be nearly as profitable if they hadn’t had a whole continent of wealthy customers, and no competition.
I don’t think Americans are realizing yet how much has changed for us the past two years.
That's your fantasy. Reality is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49607443
Early this year I was thinking "will I still have access to this service if they invade Greenland?"
Never had to do it before. That's how much it has changed.