--- title: Three sacred cows that must die so Europe can live description: DHH argues Europe's decline is reversible but requires abandoning three 'sacred cows': ending mass migration (including remigration of those already there),... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/three-sacred-cows-that-must-die-so-europe-can-live-m2lsq7gdy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Three sacred cows that must die so Europe can live | daily.dev og:description: DHH argues Europe's decline is reversible but requires abandoning three 'sacred cows': ending mass migration (including remigration of those already there),... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/three-sacred-cows-that-must-die-so-europe-can-live-m2lsq7gdy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/M2LSQ7gdy.png og:image:alt: Three sacred cows that must die so Europe can live og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Three sacred cows that must die so Europe can live **[David Heinemeier Hansson](https://daily.dev/sources/dhh)** · 5 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary DHH argues Europe's decline is reversible but requires abandoning three 'sacred cows': ending mass migration (including remigration of those already there), dropping climate austerity policies that make energy uncompetitive, and embracing entrepreneurialism and economic growth rather than fighting success. He calls for all three changes simultaneously, arguing momentum in one area will reinforce the others. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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