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Looking at technology, yes. They sort of gave up competing with US and China, and focus on regulation (eg, GDPR)

But then “9 of the top 10 happiest nations are in Europe” [1]. That’s good news right?

The question is how will this dynamic play out over next few decades. Is it necessary to lead in technology to remain peaceful and happy?

[1] https://qz.com/1986996/europe-is-home-to-9-of-the-10-happies...

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According to Bloomberg's innovation index, 7 of the top 10 most innovative countries are also in Europe.

https://www.statista.com/chart/19312/most-innovative-economi...

That article legit mentions Austria as one of the top 10 innovative countries in the WORLD. How can anyone take the ranking seriously?

Perhaps that is a sign you should be looking into methodology and be enlightened?

I can understand where this poster is coming from. I don't know of anything innovative coming out of Austria/Austrian companies.

Because innovation is more than a couple of crappy software coming out of silicon valley...

This is a joke. EU's relative GDP is decreasing, while China's is increasing and US is staying the same.

I'd be fascinated to see how the US states of California, Washington, Texas, and Massachusetts would score on that index.

Happiness research is a total crap-shot. Depending on methodology you get totally different answers.

Bhutan is pretty happy too, whatever that means.

It's feels like Europe has exhausted it's fuel and is now slowing down to a crawl while India and China are just getting started burning their gas. It's history in the making really.

Where was Pfizer-Biontec developed?

The answer is yes. European happiness needs a certain level of prosperity. You only get that with competitive products on the world market. But some parts are still competitive.

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