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I am European but ur reply perfectly represents why the EU is doomed to fail. The monopolistic super companies will be created no matter what EU does. They are and will be just created somewhere else and EU will be left with nothing just bunch of tier2-3 suppliers to these behemoths.

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I refuse to accept that the only way forward is to join the pointless rat race that ends up with the entire society being enslaved to a handful of megacorporations and their shareholders.

I don't want to live in that world, and I don't think most people do either. Yes, if we don't join them, there's a possibility that we might end up being enslaved to foreign megacorporations rather than domestic ones, but at least we'll have a chance to create something less dystopian instead.

That world would be a cyberpunk dystopia with some large conglomerates with power over many nations. I don't think playing that game is the way forward and if the EU can offer a counterpoint to this future I believe it's worth it, much rather live in a place which attempted to curtail this behemoth-creating machine than be an active participant in creating a dystopian future.

This paints a picture of the future that imo is kind of fatalistic and dystopian. I personally refuse to accept that this is the inevitable end state of our society and markets.

It’s the past and present, what do you think will change if nothing changes?

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