Now imagine that all this fear is just a cherry on the relocation cake for an average middle class Russian. Purchasing two flight tickets out of Russia right n

Now imagine that all this fear is just a cherry on the relocation cake for an average middle class Russian. Purchasing two flight tickets out of Russia right now, using rubles that have now devalued 50%, will cost a monthly salary of a senior developer. Booking hotel for two weeks abroad will cost the same. Half of all the flights out were now shut down. Those who are lucky to still keep their jobs (many people are not) — those are competing the clock as their chances to get out reduce every single minute. People who lost jobs and have no liquid money investments are totally f*d. I closely know at least two people who have relatives in Ukrain and now have no resources to support them, and they get fear-mongered into submission by new criminal laws and these random border controls. Me and many others write more about it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30580767 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30580767