That's basically what AT protocol (Bluesky) is
Mastodon is great for certain things, but not great as a broadcast medium. A European AT Protocol implementation is a better solution https://www.eurosky.social/
Not be able to buy or sell anything without a US company as intermediary does seem something of a risk in the current environment
I wonder how they finance it. I guess the owner charges a fee to the mobile phone networks
Old people drive less as well
Zombie apocalypse is a good thing, and least in this context. "the collapse of low-productivity firms, which will be replaced by more productive equivalents."
The good news is that the houses are still there and they are still fully occupied.
"Last year, its stores attracted 924 million visits, making it the third-most visited supermarket in America after Kroger and Publix." Later on the article says there are 1 billion visits annually, so it seems that Aldi had 10% of footfall, which is pretty impressive penetration.
That's just how Germans write
What about Webador: https://slashdot.org/software/comparison/Substack-vs-Webador-vs-WordPress/
Have you tried Here WeGo. It’s owned by a consortium of European car manufacturers, and has great maps, especially for traffic. The mobile experience is event, and integrated with Android Auto.
Nokia was the European Google (i.e tech giant) The reason there's no European Google is due to undercapitalization and market fragmentation. Most of the US doesn't have these things either. It's all located in a small part of California