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> But, yeah, Eastern Europe (and Europe in general, with the possible exceptions of London, Berlin and maybe Dublin) will never get even close to the "feeling"
by Kaizeras 9y ago
> But, yeah, Eastern Europe (and Europe in general, with the possible exceptions of London, Berlin and maybe Dublin) will never get even close to the "feeling" one gets as a programmer in SV
That's exactly the thought that hits me every morning I wake up. That "feeling" that you're in the right place and in the right time to build some truly revolutionary technology. I hope that I start getting this feeling here, in Bulgaria, soon. Otherwise I'll have too many reasons to emigrate for a few years.
- mgkimsal 9y ago> That "feeling" that you're in the right place and in the right time to build some truly revolutionary technology. How many of the people in SV have that 'feeling' yet are completely wrong? Or... maybe a better question - how many actually build that 'truly revolutionary technology'? There's a chance you'd get such a great 'feeling' every morning you wake up in SV, but there's more chance you can have an impact on the lives of people in your country by working with others and expanding the pool of opportunity right there. You're in a position to help create a revolution in your geographic area, vs just sharecrop on someone else's revolution plantation.
- saiya-jin 9y agoI am sorry to burst your bubble but you are looking at SV in very rosy glasses. Most people in SV are not making any more significant work than elsewhere. Plus you have tons of non-SV companies making big impacts, be it rest of US or elsewhere. Read on accommodation & transport & immigration issues if that's not enough. If you hate where you are and what you do, do a change by all means. But do an informed change, not naive emotional one.