The Netherlands 🇳🇱 has been one of the worlds richest countries for centuries.
Over 500 years ago the GDP per capita (PPP corrected) of the Netherlands was $761 vs $78k per 2023 (US $82k).
That’s why we Bitcoin.
hey lunchables what am I supposed to do with the unsliced ham tube
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This map is incorrect, and significantly overrepresents the amount of Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe compared to the rest of the world. Japan actually has the second most Michelin-rated restaurants behind France, and the UAE has the third most.
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The Regent International building in Hangzhou, China, is an S-shaped skyscraper that was initially designed as a luxury hotel but later converted into apartments, now housing over 20,000 residents in densely packed units.
Rising 206 meters across 36 to 39 floors, the building
The Netherlands has 18 mln inhabitants and has as many patent filings as India with 1bn people
Per mln inhabitants Netherlands tops the list.
But hey let’s pretend any EU country is irrelevant because well its in the EU.
Which Countries Lead International Patent Filing?
1.🇨🇳 China — 70,160
2.🇺🇸 US — 54,087
3.🇯🇵 Japan — 48,397
4.🇰🇷 S. Korea — 23,851
5.🇩🇪 Germany — 16,721
6.🇫🇷 France — 8,125
7.🇬🇧 UK — 5,861
8.🇨🇭 Switzerland — 5,324
9.🇮🇳 India — 4,552
10.🇳🇱 Netherlands — 4,310
Patent application
China propaganda accounts are rushing to claim that Rotterdam relies on Chinese tech.
Couldn’t be further from the truth, all China supplies is the crane. The tech is western.
Plus Rotterdam had this before China ports did
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This isn’t China. This is the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
It operates 24/7 autonomously to supply the European mainland.
It is one of the most automated ports in the world 🇪🇺
I tried to celebrate a European success which is cheered by many.
But the replies are also flooded with negativism, not just Americans but also Europeans. The endless whining will get us nowhere.
Why is Europe surrounded by negativism and not Singapore or Australia or China?
Europe’s share of newly created unicorns 🦄 is rising to currently 23% 🇪🇺
Asia 🇨🇳 🇯🇵 🇰🇷 🇸🇬 is at 18% and shrinking and U.S. 🇺🇸 still leading at 58%
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