The foundation doesn’t create jobs

And Europe is not dominating that industry

Yes, and as we all know, feddit.org absolutely dominates the social media market.

I specifically wrote that in these areas other regions of the world are dominating. I’m well aware that there are some players from the EU in these areas. That’s not the point. Europe is not leading in any major development of the last 30 years while in other areas they lose market share to the competition like automotive or space (with the notable exception of aviation).

Let’s look at tech companies. Look at that list and tell me with a straight face that Europe is playing a dominant role:

https://companiesmarketcap.com/tech/largest-tech-companies-by-market-cap/

Out of the 100 biggest companies, there are only 10 from the whole continent.

Doesn’t really count if you have to google it first to know what it is, that’s not what will save the European economy in the future. In the mean time other regions of the world dominate battery technology, battery-electric vehicles, handheld devices, social media, semiconductor technology, quantum computing, and basically the whole internet

EDIT: Europeans were definitely not ready to hear this one. LOL

Nah, your example is just shit and that the new world cannot hold a candle to us is fucking insane, y’all just re-elected Trump ffs. We definitely have a racism problem in European countries as well but our Trumpian party in Germany is currently polling at 19%, which is awful enough but to claim that it’s that much better in the US is fucking nuts. I’m in a multiracial marriage myself and while my wife experiences racism in Germany, it’s to a somewhat similar extent to the US

Tell me one big innovation of the last 30 years where Europe is leading

I still don’t get it. Why is a movie’s success with an anti-racist trope an indicator of racism?

Worst offender in my experience: the Dutch. I actually think their way of “seasoning” is to actively remove any natural flavour from the ingredients. They have the best Indonesian food outside South-East Asia though. Also, the Nordic Countries do a lot of things right, food is not one of them.

Also every “Mexican” food dish I’ve had in Europe has just been bad. Y’all are doing it wrong.

Yes, I read that a lot from Americans. I don’t think Europeans care much for Mexican food because there’s mostly no cultural connection to Mexico and no Mexican immigrants (Spain might be an exception). The rare Mexican restaurants you’ll find in Europe are there for the American soldiers stationed here. Basically, when in Europe, go for Arab, Asian, or African food if you don’t like the local food.

Basketball comes to mind as a pretty good spectator sport. But I agree for Baseball and American Football at least

I had to google it, undergrad dissertation apparently means bachelor thesis. It’s a joke to give a bachelor thesis the same name as a real dissertation.

First off: nobody will cite a bachelor thesis in a well regarded publication. In fact, even real dissertations will rarely be cited. They are not considered peer-reviewed. If you can write a paper based on your thesis and get it accepted at a journal or conference, that’s where you get citations. Usually, that requires a major overhaul of the thesis, though. This definitely requires a support network in the form of a research group. Look into what your university is researching and contact the research groups that look interesting to you.

Yeah, I thought I remembered that brainfart of a discussion. The mod comment is very apt.