What exactly is sensible about that? You're punishing someone for creating a successful business by disallowing him to compete with the company that was stupid enough to buy it from him.

The idea of the EU, and one of the few ideas hatched by politicians that actually worked out 100% perfectly, was to intertwine and mix the economies of European countries so deeply that it would be economic suicide for anyone to go to war with a neighbor.

Germany and France have been at war, on and off, since the partition of the Frankish Empire into an eastern and western part, somewhere in the 9th century. Those (almost) 80 years of peace between these two countries that we had for the past (almost) 80 years are unprecedented in recorded history.

That "dirt cheap medical care" is paid for by about 5-10% of your income.

That's quite a bit of money, but I still think I'm somehow better off losing money in that deal because making a net profit on this would mean my body is really fucked up.

That's pretty much the point, they can NOT get a "regular job" because, like everyone else, they get fired when they're 35.

Did you even read the original story? Or do you just browse comments based on the comment's content without bothering with the story that's being commented on?

Ok, let's phrase that differently, of course the planet will survive us, but my hope is more along the lines of it staying habitable for humans for about 30 years.

Want to pick up the phone? I think it's the 1950s, wanting to thank you that at least one person still exists that didn't forget its attitude towards gender roles.

Security consulting in Abu Dhabi.

Trust me, you don't want to work there. Not for any money.

So what may be my issues?

Pretty much this.

The internet has been turned into a cesspool of rubbish. If anything, something that "changes the internet as we know it" can't really make it much worse anymore.

Or rather, if it does, maybe even the muggles finally realize it.

Google has access to one of the biggest data pools, if they're not the biggest aggregators of data altogether. They also have a bunch of incredibly talented statisticians and pattern recognition systems in place.

If there is a way to detect AI generated bullshit, they have the means to do it.

And another set of professions, this time astroturfers and SEO bullshitters, losing their job to AI.

This time around, though, it's hard to feel sorry.

Either way, if your career is over by the time you turn 35, you have to make sure you made enough money by that time to exist on it for the rest of your life.

Care to point to a sensible use of them? I can't think of any that isn't about creating an indentured service situation for your employee.

Aka "you work for me or you won't work for anyone".

Also illegal in Europe.

Can you see why I laugh in the face of the US embassy employers whenever I renew my visitation visa when they tell me I can't work in the US? Who in his sane mind would want to work there when you have a cushy job in the EU?

I would gladly let them do it. It's time that indentured service clause practice stops.