bossito@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoEurope is preparing a master plan to shift from proprietary technologies to open sourcecybernews.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoNot Europe, but the EU. Not every European country is in the EU.
minus-squarebossito@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoJust like not every American country is in the US and yet…
minus-squarebossito@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAnd yet it’s a simplification everyone uses and understands.
minus-squarebossito@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIncluding simplified concepts. Words can even have multiple and not overlapping meanings.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIf I’m honest, I’ve completely given up on trying to understand this region. It’s confusing as hell.
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThere are 51 countries in Europe. 27 of them chose to be in an alliance called the European Union. Similarly, not every country in America is part of the USA.
Not Europe, but the EU. Not every European country is in the EU.
Just like not every American country is in the US and yet…
Exactly
And yet it’s a simplification everyone uses and understands.
Words have meanings.
Including simplified concepts. Words can even have multiple and not overlapping meanings.
If I’m honest, I’ve completely given up on trying to understand this region. It’s confusing as hell.
There are 51 countries in Europe.
27 of them chose to be in an alliance called the European Union.
Similarly, not every country in America is part of the USA.