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It's trivial to move to EU but I don't see US tech people actually taking advantage of that, even though large proportion in theory supports EU style policies.
by qaq 6y ago
It's trivial to move to EU but I don't see US tech people actually taking advantage of that, even though large proportion in theory supports EU style policies.
- bigfudge 6y agoThat’s because people live in communities and families, even in the US. People are not just economic optimising units.
- qaq 6y agoRight everyone who moved to SF obviously optimized for family and quality of life.
- AstralStorm 6y agoDid they actually have another choice though? Or perhaps all other business sectors are choked and on life support?
- qaq 6y agoGiven the labor market they sure did
- bigfudge 6y agoMoving to Europe is culturally very different though. Despite the language barrier, I feel a lot more at home in France and Germany than the US (I'm British). If the US feels so foreign to me I'm sure most European countries would feel equally weird to North Americans. I'm not saying weird is necessarily bad, but some people like familiar reference points, shared values etc.
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- sgt101 6y agoOf course there is the issue of learning and functioning in Italian or Spanish or German or French to stir in to the challenge of relocation. Also, Brazil and Angola have many of the values that the right wing of the tech community espouse, but they aren't moving either.
- qaq 6y agoBiggest tech labor importer is Ireland the wages are way higher than Italy, Spain or Germany.
- skohan 6y agoIt's not just about tech people. A laissez faire approach to tech regulation is great for transferring wealth to tech entrepreneurs from everyone else. Of course if you are on the winning side of that equation you would be happy to stay inside that system, but that doesn't mean it's not a net drain on society.