>The cynic in me feels this "fighting for your rights!" PR is just to deflect from the embarrassing questions of why so much brain drain to the US for better pay, and that it's easier to start companies there.

It's working. Brexit probably made this easier than ever. Being negative about the EU when it comes to regulation to "protect people's rights" is often simply dismissed.

I'm dismayed at the future of the EU when it comes to computing. Not because the situation is dismal right now, but because it doesn't seem to be improving. People don't seem to care in Europe.