"Elon Musk is not happy with the EU fining his X platform and is currently on a tweet rampage complaining about it. Among other things, he wants the whole EU to be abolished. He sadly is hardly the first wealthy American to share their opinions on European politics lately. I'm not a fan of this outside attention but I believe it's noteworthy and something to pay attention to."
"There is definitely a bunch of stuff we might want to fix over here. I have complained about our culture before. Unfortunately, I happen to think that our challenges are not coming from politicians or civil servants, but from us, the people. Europeans don't like to take risks and are quite pessimistic about the future compared to their US counterparts. Additionally, we Europeans have been trained to feel a lot of guilt over the years, which makes us hesitant to stand up for ourselves."
Elon Musk reacted angrily to EU fines against his X platform and publicly called for the EU's abolition. Wealthy Americans have increasingly voiced opinions on European politics. The idea of dismantling the EU has growing support both abroad and within Europe. Europeans show cultural tendencies toward risk aversion, pessimism, and persistent guilt that reduce assertiveness. Past enthusiasm for unregulated immigration and degrowth contributed to weakened competitiveness and eroded social cohesion. A strong social state combined with high taxes and recent low-skilled immigration risks long-term net-negative economic impacts for certain groups. Public debate is intensifying over the social and economic consequences.
Read at Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
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