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How is this good if the antitrust laws are stifling innovation. The logical leap is obviously far, but the comment seems to lead a reader to think that antitrust laws is leading to less innovation in Europe..

Consulting is always a way to go? Having a track record of success over a long period of time makes it easier for businesses to hire you. To be fair, around the 45 ish age, I would expect most folks to have evolved to a senior+ where it should be more about architecting systems and figuring out how to solve business problems then just executing on code.

I saw plenty of those folks 50+ at FANG-ish companies whilst working in the Bay but ofc that's just an anecdote.

I thought the US already has ways to file stuff for free like using Cash App/CreditKarma?

Really makes me wonder what the European tech scene is like. I might be living in my North American tech bubble but I rarely hear about large tech conglomerates coming out of the EU nor any "revolutionary" products.

Is there just no investment? What is the US doing that Europe isn't?

Going back to the mid 2000's but this time with an OS and touchscreens

The advertisement of your service seems like the best part of Upwork though. If you already have clients, there's no point in using it.