▲ 1105 ▼ Why the hell did that stop (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 256 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 59 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) That's actually making a comeback because the EU got pissed. My phone's brand new and it has a removable battery, not even in the EU permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fat_stig@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it is because the EU listened to the people. This is what you get when elected representatives are not bankrolled by big business, and are allowed to enact legislation that doesn't only benefit one side. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) This is what you get when elected representatives are not bankrolled The car lobby in the eu: Am I a joke to you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] orrk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yet cars in the EU still have higher standards, so where does that leave us? permalink fedilink source parent [+] fat_stig@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cicraft@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago The EU has politicians that manage to legislate against the interests of gigantic tech corporations because European tech corporations are far smaller, and thus have much less leverage. Even if the US political system was significantly less corrupt, they'd probably still have issues to legislate against them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fat_stig@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it is because the EU listened to the people. This is what you get when elected representatives are not bankrolled by big business, and are allowed to enact legislation that doesn't only benefit one side. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) This is what you get when elected representatives are not bankrolled The car lobby in the eu: Am I a joke to you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] orrk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yet cars in the EU still have higher standards, so where does that leave us? permalink fedilink source parent [+] fat_stig@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cicraft@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago The EU has politicians that manage to legislate against the interests of gigantic tech corporations because European tech corporations are far smaller, and thus have much less leverage. Even if the US political system was significantly less corrupt, they'd probably still have issues to legislate against them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) This is what you get when elected representatives are not bankrolled The car lobby in the eu: Am I a joke to you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] orrk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yet cars in the EU still have higher standards, so where does that leave us? permalink fedilink source parent [+] fat_stig@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cicraft@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orrk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yet cars in the EU still have higher standards, so where does that leave us? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] fat_stig@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cicraft@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago The EU has politicians that manage to legislate against the interests of gigantic tech corporations because European tech corporations are far smaller, and thus have much less leverage. Even if the US political system was significantly less corrupt, they'd probably still have issues to legislate against them. permalink fedilink source parent