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> If you fail you die in America. This made me chuckle. There are a lot of countries where this is true, but the US is generally not one of them. Sure you mi
by b_t_s 8y ago
> If you fail you die in America.
This made me chuckle. There are a lot of countries where this is true, but the US is generally not one of them. Sure you might end up loosing all your assets and living in a homeless shelter, but at least we have homeless shelters. Yea, you're probably better off indigent in much of northern/western europe, but the social safety net here in the US, while imperfect, is a heck of a lot better than much of the rest of the world. A big part of why immigrants "fearlessly" launch themselves into the unknown and immigrate is because where they're from, if you fail you actually do die. Soon. Painfully. There may be instances of that in the US, particularly in cases involving drug use and.or mental illness, but it's hardly the norm. Moving for a job you don't have yet to escape an economic backwater is certainly a huge financial risk, but it's hardly a life and death risk.
- haskellandchill 8y agoOk, completely discount my experience. Thanks. I've been to other countries too. Yes we are lucky there isn't a war breaking out right now. It's not funny. It's real and raw suffering.