What Pavel Durov thinks about Europe

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1. 30 Sept 2025

   Our readingEurope must decide how big it wants its public sector to be: France's public spending at 58 percent of GDP is above the late Soviet Union's.

   Their wordsBecause today, if you take France for example which is a beautiful country with a lot of talented people, but public expenses are 58% of the country's GDP, it's maybe as much more than in the latest stage of the Soviet Union.

   ↗Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #482youtube.com 16th of 28 in this recording