Merkels famous quote ("Das Internet ist für uns alle Neuland" - "The internet is new ground for all of us") still holds true in 2026 lol. Literal third world countries are more advanced when it comes to digitization and stuff lol.
I live and Western Europe, and ai have to wholeheartedly agree with you. I think a lot of people here are really naive, thinking toppling the US government is something you do on a normal tuesday or sth like that. I really feel with Americans who want change, but can't do much because there are no social safety nets in the US.
I think not having kids is the only realistic way to fight those capitalistic overlords. They can't continue to get richer if the workforce, who does all the dirty work for them, keeps shrinking.
It was the previous left wing governments that ruined the country economically and who are responsible for the crazy inflation and corruption, but ok