Everyone on LinkedIn:
āEurope is a joke. The US is crushing it.ā
The data:
š 5 of the 8 richest countries on earth are in Europe, lol š
ā³ The US isnāt even in the top 5.
ā³ FourĀ European nations rank higher.
ā³ ThreeĀ of them are in the EU.
ā³ The fourth, Switzerland, just proposed a new set of treaties to be even closer to the EU. Some are even calling it aĀ āpassive member.ā
š Of theĀ 10 most liveable citiesĀ in the world:
4 are in Europe.
Zero in the US.
š On the Human Development Index,
the US ranksĀ 17th.
Europe once again dominates the top ten: 8 are European countries.
š Mortality rate:
Even theĀ richest AmericansĀ have a mortality rate close to theĀ poorest Northern and Western Europeans.
Michael Jackson what am I missing here?
Maybe theĀ future.
Because this data reflects theĀ present.
But the future might look darker for Europe.
Or... maybe not?
The greatest civilisations in history thrived onĀ democracy and openness.
To people. Capital. Trade. Ideas.
FromĀ Ancient Greece to the Roman Republic,
to theĀ US and Western democraciesĀ in the '90s and 2000s,
toĀ Switzerland,
a hyper-democracy whereĀ >20% of residents are foreigners.
But now, the US is shifting gears.
Tariffs. Immigration restrictions. Democratic cracks?
It's starting toĀ challenge the very openness
that made it the worldās largest economy.
Sure, a few tech giants are making aĀ tiny groupĀ of people incredibly rich.
As in:Ā <20 people! those earning 9-figure salaries at Meta. š
But what about theĀ millions of others?
Europe is watching closely.
And, so far, itās not making the same mistakes. (kind of)
The future might not look like what everyone on LinkedIn says it will.
