As someone who moved from eastern-ish europe to SV I can tell you that these threads help. In the olden days of HN around 2010 I always used to think “Wait why

As someone who moved from eastern-ish europe to SV I can tell you that these threads help. In the olden days of HN around 2010 I always used to think “Wait why do those folks make 5x what I make? I’m just as good and know just as much” And the answer was “Because those companies make more or at least get more investment so the value delivered is higher” I moved. Now I put more into savings every year than my just as talented peers back home make in total salary. Edit: many of those peers freelance remotely for US companies and also have very healthy savings. It’s the ones who stayed fully local that are screwed