• plyth@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    Of course it’s not sure that that promise will be fulfilled.

    I totally agree. But if Musk tells the Greenlanders that they will be part of a land of abundance and that everybody gets $100,000 immediately, I am not sure how they will vote. Americans are not more stupid than others, they are just more influenced.

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      I wouldn’t be so sure. From the little I know of Greenland, the people are quite combative of their independence, as all native people are once they have been absorbed by western culture. The prime minister/governor/can’t remember the title said quite clearly that they aren’t for sale.

      Also, I don’t feel like 100k/resident is really a lot of money.

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        It’s the initial offer. There are 56,831 inhabitants. If they pay $1000k/resident it will still be cheaper than Ukraine.

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      Americans are not more stupid

      Having met a lot of American abroad, I can’t really say that’s true.

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            1 day ago

            If America brings that influence to Greenland then there is the possibility that they turn the majority. After all the Greenlanders are watching Netflix, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok and they ask OpenAI for help.

            If the EU wants to keep Greenland they should establish the Fediverse there as soon as possible.