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That’s because people live in communities and families, even in the US. People are not just economic optimising units.
by bigfudge 6y ago
That’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.