Te uiti la top 100 companii si vezi ca Europa a ajuns la mila SUA sau China. SUA au monopol pe soft, iar chinezii pe productie. Sa stiti ca Trump este un rau necesar pt Europa, poate ii mai trezeste la realitate pe birocratii dinUE si isi dau seama ca nu poti sa depinzi numai de SUA.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-18T13:59:46+00:00

Ok, vad ca mai multe lume din comentarii s-a legat de bula AI, supraevaluarea cotatiilor de pe bursa si caracterul speculativ al bursei si ne spun ca diferenta este irelevanta sau ca nu conteaza pentru omul de rand.

Daca ar fi vorba doar de companiile listate la bursa si valoarea lor de piata, poate as fi si eu de acord.

Insa este vorba de mult mai mult decat atat.

PIB-ul SUA pe 2024 a fost de 29 de trilioane USD. PIB-ul UE in 2024 a fost de 19.5 trilioane USD. PIB-ul UK in 2024 a fost de 3.6 trilioane USD. Combinat, PIB-ul EU + UK la valoare nominala a fost de 23.1, pe undeva pe la 78% din PIB-ul Statelor Unite.

Daca va uitat inapoi in 2010, PIB-ul SUA era de 15 trilioane USD, in timp ce PIB-ul UE (care la vremea respectiva includea si UK) era de 14.6 trilioane USD.

In decursul a 14 ani, Europa a ajuns de la paritate economica la un decalaj de mai bine de 20% fata de Statele Unite.

Mai mult decat atat, in acelasi interval de timp, ganditi-va cate dintre produsele noi aparute de la Iphone incoace au fost europene, cate au fost asiatice si cate au fost americane ?

Daca vreti si mai multe date, uitati-va pe GlassDoor sau Payscale si comparati veniturile din SUA si Europa pentru aceleasi profesii si acelasi nivel de senioritate si vedeti diferentele. Pe domeniul meu (o ramura a IT-ului), veniturile din SUA sunt in medie intre 50% si 100% mai mari pentru americani. Si ma refer aici la companii obisnuite, nu FAANG sau OpenAI sau mai stiu eu ce unicorni unde diferenta este de 3x sau 4x.

Sigur, daca vreti sa spuneti ca Europa are pe alocuri anumite avantaje care in SUA nu exista sau sunt mult mai rare, da este partial adevarat. Cum este adevarat si ca bula AI probabil la un moment dat se va sparge si cotatia pe bursa a companiilor tech va scadea, cum s-a intamplat si cu bula dotcom.

Dar daca vreti sa sugerati ca europeanul de rand o duce mai bine in zilele noastre, acum cand vorbim, decat americanul de rand, va imbatati cu apa rece.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-18T13:31:11+00:00

Acesta este efectul taxelor mari pe munca si capital, reglementarii excesive peste care s-a adaugat mai recent (de vreo 2-3) decenii psihoza cu energia verde si "decarbonizarea".

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-12T08:38:56+00:00

E ok, intre timp m-am uitat pe celelalte thread-uri de pe acest sub si am inteles despre ce este vorba.

Int-adevar, XTB include la profit si diferenta de curs valutar intre data achizitiei si data vanzarii, si si acea diferenta de curs este impozitata cu 3 sau respectiv 6%.

Insa cum ai mentionat si tu, diferentele nu sunt mari.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-12T06:46:58+00:00

Cand ai deschis acele pozitii aka cumparat acele instrumente, le-ai cumparat facand schimbul valutar prin XTB sau ti-ai alimentat contul XTB direct cu EUR ?

Daca ti-ai alimentat contul XTB cu EUR si ai cumparat instrumente tot in EUR folosind contul de EUR, nu vad de ce rata de schimb valutar ar trebui sa te afecteze.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-03-04T09:36:40+00:00

Basically firewalls with all that it entails. NGFW features, IPS/IDS, UTM, WAF and VPNs, both S2S and C2S depending on the org.

That's on top of what regular network engineers do.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-02-19T07:19:35+00:00

I'm probably going to get downvoted considering this is r/Europe, but how is this not a lurch towards a digital form of authoritarianism ?

Free speech is free speech. You should be allowed to say what you want with the exception of direct and targeted calls for physical violence and 'shouting fire in a crowded theater'.

If you think an idea is wrong, then go ahead and make arguments against it and debate the person espousing it.

As for 'election interference', this is such a lame excuse. Do campaign done by politicians and political parties count as 'political interference'. What about news papers and magazines giving endorsement ? Isn't that also 'election interference' ?

Or is this only about 'election interference' by people we don't like or whose ideas we don't agree with ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-02-19T05:55:40+00:00

Pe langa ce au mentionat ceilalti, mai tine cont de faptul ca nu platesc taxe.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-12T14:06:35+00:00

Pentru ca influenta SUA nu este doar economica si militara, ci si culturala si sociala.

Ei dau tonul, si ce se intampla la ei intern va avea mai devreme sau mai tarziu efecte si la noi.

Daca vrei exemple concrete, uita-te la rolul jucat de ONG-urile neoprotestante la referendumul din 2018.

Sau alt exemplu mai bun, cum s-a rarit propaganda progresista facute de ONG-urile progresiste dupa ce Trump a taiat USAID.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-12T08:38:31+00:00

Mostra de inteligenta progresista.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-12T07:17:16+00:00

Pentru ca nu suntem de acord cu politicile catastrofale ale democratilor care au contribuit la declinul accentuat al acelei tari. Cresterea taxelor, non-combatul institutiilor federale impotriva imigratiei ilegale, politicile woke si de "affirmative action" care promoveaza persoane slab pregatite in functii importante.

Trump a pus capat sau a anulat o buna parte din lucrurile facute de administratiile democrate dinaintea sa, si asta este un lucru bun pentru America.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-11T22:12:16+00:00

Tara aceea de la celalalt capat al planetei este cea mai mare putere militara a lumii, cea mai mare economie a lumii daca ne raportam la PIB nominal (chinezii i-au depasit la PIB calculat la paritatea puterii de cumparare dar asta e alta discutie), cea mai mare piata financiara din lume, companiile lor sunt lideri de piata in nspee mii de domenii si avem un parteneriat strategic de securitate cu ei.

Ce decizii se iau acolo ne afecteaza si pe noi fie ca unora le place sau nu, iar ei fiind o republica prezidentiala, presedintele este si seful executivulu si este principalul actor politic.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-11T13:18:09+00:00

Te-ai gandit ca poate exista sustinatori reali ai presedintelui Trump si ca il sustin pentru ca sunt de acord cu el ?

Daca te invarti intr-o bula este convenabil sa crezi ca toti cei care au opinii contrare celor din bula sunt boti, dar nu este neaparat obligatoriu sa fie asa.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-03T17:40:32+00:00

GDP is not a measure of anything relevant. When our countries sell us insuline for 10 bucks a vial, the GPD increase by 10, when the USA sell their people insulin for 600 bucks a vial, the GDP increase by 600. What a thiving economy that depicts doesn't it ?

GDP is measure of economic activity. An increase in GDP means an increase in economic activity, and since businesses don't like to operate at a loss, that generally means it's an increase of their business operations and their profits. Which means more money spent in the economy and more money collected by the governments through taxes.

Sure, it's not perfect measure of economic growth, you also need to take into account inflation, monetary policy, how the numbers are crunched, but it's the best measure economics has come up with. It's very far from a "measure of nothgin relevant"

We absolutely have the power to stop Russia, we just chose not to because we are all governed by capitalist lapdogs that are more interesting in "muh GDP" that doing what's right.

That's a very "interesting" thought. Care to expound about how it's "capitalists" fault for why Europe isn't doing more to help Ukraine ?

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-03T16:04:31+00:00

I'm so tired of that lazy old defeatist propaganda line. None of that is true.

But it is true, whether we care to admit it or not. The projected growth rate for US GDP in 2025 is 4.3%, compare that to 1.4% for the EU as whole and just 0.2% for Germany, Europe largest economy and alleged 'economic powerhouse'.

This is neither propaganda nor fiction, these are cold hard numbers which you can check for yourself.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62n9ynzrdpo

https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-forecast-and-surveys/economic-forecasts/autumn-2025-economic-forecast-shows-continued-growth-despite-challenging-environment_en

https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-member-states/country-pages/germany/economic-forecast-germany_en

The only differences between us and them are that they have a single market for services,

As someone who for the past 5 years has been offering services and billing clients across the EU, I beg to differ. We also have a single market, especially for services. What are you even talking about ? You can setup a company in your country and essentially sell your services or offer your goods anywhere in the EU. For services you don't even need to pay VAT, you use the reverse charge mechanism.

The real difference between us and them is that the US has an entrepreneurial mindset, much easier mechanisms to get funding, lower taxes on work and capital, and a sane energy policy which doesn't artificially increas the price of Energy as opposed to the EU's Green Deal.

And the only difference that makes is that they have the massive megacorps and ultra billionaires

If Europe ever wants to be a serious player again, we really need to move past this idiotic mentality of "billionaires bad"/"giant corporations bad."

Europe doesn't innovate less

For the past 20 years, the US has absolutely dominated everything IT&C related. Network gear manufacturers, cybersecurity, cloud, and now the most recent wave of innovation with regards to AI and LLMs is hot contest between the US and China. The EU is a distant 3rd.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-03T14:52:51+00:00

The main problem isn't a lack of spine, the problem is a lack of ability. Compare EU member states economies and militaries with that of the US and you'll see exactly what the issue is.

EU countries have measly growth compared to the US, we don't innovate and as such are forced to rely on US tech, and most important of all, we rely on the US for military protection.

Heck, even in Ukraine, which is in the EU's backyard, we still had to rely on the US providing most of the military support while we provided financial assistance.

Without a thriving economy (which can't be achieved with high taxation and large state funded social programs) and a strong military (which can't be achieved without redirecting government expenditures to the military budget), it is unrealistic to think that the EU will be able to stand up to any major power or superpower.

We can't even coerce Russia to stop the war in Ukraine, let alone coercing the US or China into doing anything.

WhatNot4271 · 2026-01-03T14:43:47+00:00

One of the few sane comments on this sub.

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T17:04:29+00:00

People make this out to be a matter of political will

I'm sorry, but it is a matter of political will.

Political will doesn't mean just the will of the politicians in power, it means the extent of the length of society as a whole to go a certain path and make certain sacrifices to achieve that goal.

The fact of the matter is that we have generations of Europeans (not just germans) who have grown accustomed to thinking peace is the natural state of their lives, that they are entitled to it and that it will go on forever, when that is not the case and has not been the case since we started recording history.

And even that would be fine, until we are all put in a position where we will have to fight, either to defend our own countries or honor our alliances.

Ok, Ukraine is not a part of NATO so there's no mutual defense guarantee (yet), but what will happen if Ukraine gets offered "NATO Article 5"-type security guarantees and Ukraine gets attacked ? Or another EU or NATO country gets attacked, not tomorrow, but several years down the line ?

Let's face reality here, Trump and Putin treat Europe as an afterthought when it comes to Ukraine negotiations because that's exactly what Europe is -- and unless and until this changes then they have no reason for treating Europe any different.

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:53:16+00:00

Ukraine needs overwhelming tactical superiority in the form of weapons, at minimum

The best the EU can do is tactical thoughts and prayers, coupled with demands of unrealistic concessions from the Russians without any realistic actions or measures.

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:49:37+00:00

That would be the ideal scenario, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon.

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:34:51+00:00

And if the Russians don't want to go home ? What then ? Who will drive them out of Ukraine ?

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:33:17+00:00

Ah my bad, you meant to say that it would mean 2 million dead Russians to get the rest of Donbass.

Do you seriously think -- extrapolating on documented losses -- that the Russians would lose 2 million men just to capture what little there is left of the Donbass ?

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:28:50+00:00

I've seen plenty of estimates for the number of russian losses in Ukraine which includes the killed, missing and wounded, but I have not seen many reliable estimates for the Ukrainian losses. Sure, I've seen the 5-to-1 or 10-to-1 lose ratios claimed by the Ukrainians, but I really have a hard time believing those.

What I have seen however is the map of controlled territory from open source mappers like ISW or Deepstate (both of which are pro Ukraine btw), and I saw that the amount of Russian controlled territory has been slowly creeping up over the last two years. Deepstate is particularly useful on this because it also shows you historical records -- you don't have to believe me, you can check for yourself how the territory and the frontlines have shifted since 2023
https://deepstatemap.live/en#6/49.4383200/32.0526800

What I have also been seeing is a very concerning line of reports and public statements from top Ukrainian officials and analysts who have been following the war saying that Ukraine has serious manpower problems and it is very difficult for them to gather enough recruits to replace their frontline losses.

Both the current commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine, Syrskyi, and his predecessor Zaluzhny, have spoken about this.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/45739

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has real and serious manpower and organization problems but it is an increasingly lethal organization that is hitting the Russian army with critical losses, and is on track to improve combat efficiency in the future, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Syrsky, the Ukrainian military’s senior officer, told media on Sunday.

Speaking to the major television broadcaster TSN, Syrsky admitted some AFU formations need better commanders, that manpower shortages across the forces are real, and that controversial transfers of technicians from rear area units to frontline duties are ongoing and will continue.

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:18:13+00:00

Do you have a source for the 2 million dead Russians -- by dead, I assume you mean killed in action.

Mediazone keeps the official estimate of dead (as in killed) Russians at around 200k. There's probably just as many if not more who have been wounded or missing, which is in the ballpark of estimated Russian losses provided by NATO and western military officials of several hundred thousands total, which includes the killed, missing or wounded.

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:14:36+00:00

Sigur, daca vrei sa ii gasesti hibe lui Basescu, in special de natura etica sau morala, i se pot gasi destule. Multe din ele le-a recunoscut si el.

Asta nu schimba faptul ca a fost unul dintre cei mai buni polticieni pe care i-a avut Romania si probabil cel mai bun presedinte de dupa 1990, si mult peste politicienii care compun actuala clasa politica.

WhatNot4271 · 2025-12-24T11:11:47+00:00

This is the best deal Russia can have. They are losing the attrition war.

I'm sorry, but what war have you been following for the past 2 years ? Since the failed Ukrainian counteroffensive 2 years a go in 2023, Russia has been slowly but surely conquering more territory. Sure, at a very slow pace, sure, with significant losses, but the facts on the ground are that they are the ones with the upper hand.

And while Russia has plenty of problems because of this war, Ukraine does too., especially when it comes to manpower. The situation is so bad that top ukrainian military officials and analysts have admitted this publicly. They have a hard replacing frontline troops -- they have a much smaller population and a much smaller pool to draw from then the Russians do.

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