David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*) on Nostr: European politicians in the 19th century never looked at the US railroads and asking ...
European politicians in the 19th century never looked at the US railroads and asking 'why don't we have as many robber barons as the USA?' Yet modern European politicians seem to have this exact reaction to the tech industry.
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