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The BuyFromEU movement needs to be careful to not become protectionist (feddit.org)

submitted 1 day ago by pantherina@feddit.org to c/buyfromeu@feddit.org

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While "buy from EU" sounds reasonable (and it is, in terms of physical goods that shouldnt rely on huge travels around the world), it is dangerously intertwined with protectionism.

Politicians really like the idea of protectionism, but it doesnt help in terms of software, which is a big topic in here.

Open Source / Free Software is always global, doesnt discriminate against contributors from any country (may it be sanctioned or not).

I know a lot of really shitty proprietary software from the EU that I would always trade for free software from a global community.

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[–] Quittenbrot@feddit.org 28 points 1 day ago

Tbh, in a world that's getting more and more filled with aggressive and blatant protectionism from (not only but especially) the two dominating major powers, it will be quite hard for Europe to sustain without using the same tools to a certain extent.

Sure, open source is a very good solution for a lot of things and I'll prefer them to a domestic but proprietary solution, if applicable. Yet I also acknowledge the need for us to use our elbows more than we so far liked to.