(No, just keep on. These kinds of regulations were long overdue)

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    At least the EU protects consumers’ rights, which is a breath of fresh air and it is something to be appreciated. Not going to lie.

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      Let’s hope it stays that way, now that Fiona Scott Morton was appointed “Chief Economist of EU’s Directorate-General for Competition”.

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      Are they objectively doing this to help consumers though, or is there another reason and it just so happens to benefit consumers.

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        They are doing it to help consumers and protect the environment by forcing modularity and recyclable components.

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          Sure buddy. EU politicians are just absolute saints compared to the rest of the world, and there’s nothing in it for them. Jesus.

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            Don’t be salty because we’ve got a working democracy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ sure, it isn’t perfect, but it’s not all about the money here. Being a politician on that level already pays quite nicely without being bought by a company or two. And voters have a lot of power over who gets into the EU parliament, so a lot of them really do represent the common folks.