this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 100 points 1 year ago (3 children)

At least the EU protects consumers' rights, which is a breath of fresh air and it is something to be appreciated. Not going to lie.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Especially in contrast to the US who completely stopped pretending to support consumers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Let's hope it stays that way, now that Fiona Scott Morton was appointed "Chief Economist of EU’s Directorate-General for Competition".

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are they objectively doing this to help consumers though, or is there another reason and it just so happens to benefit consumers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are doing it to help consumers and protect the environment by forcing modularity and recyclable components.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure buddy. EU politicians are just absolute saints compared to the rest of the world, and there's nothing in it for them. Jesus.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If I could replace my government with the EU, I would not hesitate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't be salty because we've got a working democracy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ sure, it isn't perfect, but it's not all about the money here. Being a politician on that level already pays quite nicely without being bought by a company or two. And voters have a lot of power over who gets into the EU parliament, so a lot of them really do represent the common folks.