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Bash's avatar

Always enjoy your writings:

- Subscription; I subbed but accidentally to Dark Fatura. I assume its all the same to you!

- EU largely subsists and survives on the legacy of its post WW2 growth. There was a time when Europe was a titan of innovation and industry; led by Germany. That time has passed; it is impossible to build anything in Europe anymore. I go often and all over - and I love it. Its a beautiful continent with amazing food, culture, people. But its just that; a museum and a restaurant. Politically, ideologically and culturally, their primary objectives are around conservation, environmentalism, and social issues. Not development, technology and whatnot. This is an important distinction but nontrivial. Look at Musk building his factory in Germany; supposedly with massive political support it still took him years to get done, wheras the same facility (much larger) in China took just a few months from start to finish. In my own line of work, when I'll send an enquiry out to vendors say in China, the US, and the EU, I get replies back in 1) 1-4h 2) 1-4 days and 3) maybe a week or two, if they ever respond

The US is a little different owing to its republican nature and states doing their own thing. But the more the federal government encroaches on state's rights, with things like the EPA and whatnot, the harder it becomes to do anything. Again, Musk has alluded to this that any large scale construction project is more or less illegal now. This has consequences but that take 10-30 years to wash out.

Russia is not without problems but fundamentally is on better grounds. Building alliances with like minded nations - those interested in development, industry and so on - is the key to success. Right now the biggest players in that game are India, China, and to varying extents other Southeast Asian states + Africa and Latin America. We are either in the midst of the great rebalancing, or the great unravelling. Time will tell

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Whether you are a Believer or not, I hope everyone had a lovely Easter. And if you are not a Believer you might want to think about becoming one because it is a great way to fight back. Of course providing it comes from the heart!

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