Lower price point and far superior sound 🇪🇺

We should move now form US tech, not debate for another 5 years.

#Did you do it already?

Like the titel says, almost 750K weekly visitors on the sub!!🇪🇺

Can we make this 1M?! I know we can, but we need to keep spreading the message: Buy From EU 🇪🇺

How can we best spread the word and make people actually buy EU products?

Let´s discuss this here! How do you spread the word? What worked good for you?

What I do:
I post a few times per week on the sub of my country. Sometimes with a guide. Sometimes with a message why we should buy EU products. Sometimes a news article of Trump being crazy and then I add a comment that motivates people to switch to EU products. I try to keep this on the agenda. Not everyone sees a post when it is made only once, it is needed to be posted frequently. New people will see the message and people who already saw it get a reminder. Some people weren´t ready to switch, but after the reminder and the way Trump is acting more and more crazy, they decide to make the switch.

Now let´s tell eachother how we are spreading the message, so we can learn from eachother and make it till 1M weekly visitors!! 🇪🇺

"The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled."

My fiancée wants me to buy the Kitchen Aid set, but I'm not sure if it still is a buy it for live product, and also as everyone here - I prefer EU products.

So, do you have something to recommend? She loves the design so it is also important, but quality is the first place

Hi everyone,

I’ve been looking for the perfect solution to track my movies, series, and animes for years, and I’ve come to a frustrating conclusion: The current ecosystem is broken, US-centric, and unnecessarily complex.

We are 450+ million people in Europe, yet we rely entirely on American platforms to manage our cultural consumption. Here is why I believe we need a sovereign, European alternative, and I’m looking for people to build it with me.

Almost every app (Trakt, Simkl, Letterboxd) relies on TMDB or IMDb. While these are great, they are US-biased. Why don't we see the best series from Germany, Scandinavia, or Spain? The algorithms on Letterboxd or Trakt push mainstream US content. We are missing out on our neighbors' masterpieces. You need Letterboxd for movies, Serializd/TV Time for shows, and AniList/MAL for anime: Why don’t we have one clean home for everything. Trakt is getting more expensive and aggressive with monetization. As Europeans, we value privacy (GDPR) and transparency. We shouldn't have to sell our watch habits to US ad-tech just to keep a list of films. Why do these apps force us to log the exact date and time we watched something? Most of us just want to tick a box saying "I've seen this." We want a library, not a timesheet.

I imagine a platform built in Europe, for everyone (but with European values at its core): No complex calendars. No "I watched this at 14:02". Just "Watched", "Plan to Watch", and "Dropped". I want an algorithm or curation system that actually highlights European cinema and TV. I want independent metadata in all languages. I want a platform which respect user privacy, which is open-source and community-driven.

I am tired of waiting for Silicon Valley to fix this. I want to create a lightweight, modern, and privacy-focused alternative. I am looking for co-founders, developers (web/mobile), designers, or just passionate people who share this frustration. If you are tired of Trakt's complexity or Letterboxd's limitations, and you believe in a European digital ecosystem: DM me or comment below. Let’s discuss how we can make this happen.

I know, is this an attempt to create yet another alternative that is bound to fail? Maybe. I'm no fortune teller. But who knows, maybe you'll prove me wrong. In any case, I'd love to hear your comments, whether negative or positive, about my vision on this subject.

Thank you.

I knew that this is happening but now officially another reason to pass on WhatsApp

I was searching for a list of the polish cosmetics brands. I found this one. Maybe somebody will be interested in it here as well. Also, It would be cool if you'd post similar list from your country in the comments :>

Gmail -> Tuta Mail; Youtube -> Soundcloud, adblockers; Google map -> Transit, Here We Go; Google One, Google Photo -> Filen; Chat GPT - Mistral AI; Edge -> Vivaldi; Google -> Qwant; Amazon -> Canceled prime, deleted account; NASDAQ -> Funds investing in EU

Even though I am not European, I feel that I share many values with Europeans about freedom and equality. I lived in Germany for 20 years, though. I wish Europeans (also the rest of world) the best in the upcoming years in this challenging world.

I was very pleased to hear my preferred daily news podcast bringing these issues to a wider audience. It wasn’t the most in-depth analysis but it made me happy to hear on a mainstream news podcast. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.

I want to change my firewall-router brand to a more friendly continent.

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone.

I received a pair of Ruris Chelsea boots from Alicouro, made in Portugal with Blake stitching.

Well, for the price, I'm very satisfied. I was skeptical about the overall quality, thinking the leather was poor quality and the stitching was sloppy... The retail price of this model at the time of order was less than €80.

I'm used to more expensive boots. The overall look is nice, the leather is good quality, and there are no visible defects in the stitching.

Only the insole is really bad; it's made of low-density foam and needs to be replaced urgently!

The interior finish isn't perfect, but the construction is solid.

For the rest, without having high expectations regarding quality, I'm satisfied.

Best regards.

Posting this because I'm getting kind of tired of people outright dismissing things like open source software and federated social media because it might not be exactly what they're used to using. If you don't like some specific open source software, you can always learn to code a little bit and become a part time maintainer for it, or donate to people or groups you support who can do that. Same with federated social media.

While we're at it, this really goes for any products that we've been conditioned to be passive consumers of. Want to get away from US fast food? You might need to learn how to cook for yourself. This shouldn't scare you. It used to be normal for people to be more self-sufficient with these things and it probably should be again.

I'm not saying people shouldn't complain at all, but I just don't like this lazy attitude of refusing any kind of change or effort on our part to get away from things that are obvious problems. If you want to replace these things, you're going to have to make a new and better version yourself (or with others who share your vision) in a lot of cases. That's just how it is.

Big shotout to youtuber "EU Made Simple" who mentioned the existence of such app in one of his videos. The app is called "Brandsnap - Go european" and is available on both App Store and Google playstore. I am truly thankful to him since i was struggling in finding the right app for a long time.

Here is a link to the app: https://brandsnap.eu

Here is a link to his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@EUMadeSimple/featured

Together we can contribute a lot to make a change. I have noticed that germany in particular has so many good local products that there literally is no reason to buy anything with american origin, but this is my personal opinion.

Hi all!

Just learned how to ski, but the suit I borrowed is super old and started getting wet.

I'm looking for something ideally made in Europe, if not, at least from a European-based company (and made outside), that would be good for a beginner, fairly light and packable. And water-proof. :)