> USian
replyAmerican. Please avoid the childish term "USian" unless you're going to commit to calling people from South Africa "SAian" too.
To be fair, "american" could refer to anything made in the American continent (North, Central and South America)
replyIn some languages, but not really in English. Convention in the cultures of the Anglosphere is that the world comprises seven continents, and the Americas comprise two of them, not one. And in English, both formal and informal, “American” is generally considered the demonym of the United States of America, not the Americas. Although I call myself estadounidense in Spanish (an odd term—why don’t people from Estados Unidos Mexicanos count?), the equivalent English term is “American,” not “United Statesian.”
replyWho are you to make rules for others to follow?
replyBecause of onerous regulations, the EU has much less startups. You may think that’s good, but I’m sure some missed-potential startups would’ve improved QOL. They at least would’ve increased the EU’s economy and internet control and decreased its dependence on the US.
reply"Because of onerous regulations, the EU has much less startups". That old trope.
replyIs that also the reason Miami or St. Louis have less startups?
I have started companies in the UK. The process is about the same as in the USA. The problem in Europe is that there is a lot less VC capital. Just like in Miami. It had nothing to do with regulation.
I generally agree with you message but the UK isn’t the EU anymore, and starting a company in Germany, France is definitely more expensive and involved than in the UK or the US. Regulation also has a responsibility, but not in the way people on HN generally think. The EU single market is messy, lots of things haven’t actually been consolidated, you have to take in account all the differences between each member state regulations if you want to get access to the whole EU. And if not you’re limited to mostly one region.
If the EU can complete the single market we should be in a way better position to compete.
replyI really hope we can see The 28th Regime[0] becomes reality soon, that would be such an improvement
[0]: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BR...
One reason there's less VC capital because they don't control the world reserve currency like the US does, so they can't just print money and export inflation. Thankfully the current US leadership is intent on resolving this discrepancy.
reply