"Note that these same countries expect the United States to act as World Police".
Nobody (except some Americans) want this.
"I deplore mass surveillance. I really do. But I think wiretapping with a warrant is a necessary tool for fighting crime, and terror, and bad state actors."
I hate X but Y is necessary (because I said so) so let's do X anyway.
"There's a part of me that desperately hopes all major internet services just shut off Europe entirely. Welcome back to the Stone Age."
Steal from the rich, give to the poor...nah just let americans play with the stock market a bit easier.....which is actually (way) closer to 'steal from the poor, give to the rich'! Hoodwink Robin, more like.
Does it "matter"? If I 'install' it (don't have to be online to use it) and, it appears on my dock, and doesn't spin up fans every 2 seconds, it's native enough.
Your time is worth exactly NOTHING to me. If all you're offering is a duplicated proof of your sunk time (software, movies, the list goes on), you're going to struggle for a share of the resource I use to primarily to get food for my kids.
That's not just a snarky comment. I always find it amusing whenever people try to sell things with no real actual value and them complain it's hard.