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This is a good thing. Enough with the birthrights.

jstx1 5y ago
It's good for the people who are benefitting from it. Birthright or not, it's not nice to be in the locations that will potentially see lower wages in the future.
- the_gipsy 5y ago
  Nobody wants to lose privilege.
  - jstx1 5y ago
    I don't know why you're framing it as birthright or privilege. It just comes across as being bitter because someone else has it better than you.
    - the_gipsy 5y ago
      Or does the realization make you bitter?
wiseowise 5y ago
What birthrights?
- skybrian 5y ago
  They mean being fortunate enough to be born in the right country. (Or really, get citizenship there.) I'm not sure how much sense that makes within the EU?
  - wiseowise 5y ago
    Birthright implies you're entitled to something by being born. You aren't entitled to FAANG job by being born somewhere.
    - theptip 5y ago
      The argument being made is that (contingent on you being hired by FAANG for a given role) you are entitled to US salary solely by virtue of being born in the US, whereas you get the much worse Polish salary if you happened to be born there instead. Assuming you're at the same compensation level, your work quality should be equivalent wherever you are. Nobody in the thread suggested that anyone is entitled to a FAANG job.
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      - MathCodeLove 5y ago
        Once again pundits turn an economic issue into a social one. No one is entitled to anything. Are you "entitled" to subsidized healthcare by virtue of being born in a European country? No, you're not, it's just a consequence of your birth. Maybe its not fair, life isn't fair. I bet every single individual on earth could identify some feature of themselves or their lives that they dislike that came about by chance as a result of their birth. Not too mention that total income doesn't really matter as much as spending power does. I'd rather make $50k a year in Poland than $100k in SF Bay (at least, hypothetically, I don't actually want to live in any European country).
        KptMarchewa 5y ago
        You should not be entitled to forcing those privileges via laws then.
        MathCodeLove 5y ago
        Agreed.
        bobthechef 5y ago
        HWR_14 5y ago

It's good for the people who are benefitting from it. Birthright or not, it's not nice to be in the locations that will potentially see lower wages in the future.

the_gipsy 5y ago
Nobody wants to lose privilege.
- jstx1 5y ago
  I don't know why you're framing it as birthright or privilege. It just comes across as being bitter because someone else has it better than you.
  - the_gipsy 5y ago
    Or does the realization make you bitter?

wiseowise 5y ago

What birthrights?

skybrian 5y ago
They mean being fortunate enough to be born in the right country. (Or really, get citizenship there.) I'm not sure how much sense that makes within the EU?
- wiseowise 5y ago
  Birthright implies you're entitled to something by being born. You aren't entitled to FAANG job by being born somewhere.
  - theptip 5y ago
    The argument being made is that (contingent on you being hired by FAANG for a given role) you are entitled to US salary solely by virtue of being born in the US, whereas you get the much worse Polish salary if you happened to be born there instead. Assuming you're at the same compensation level, your work quality should be equivalent wherever you are. Nobody in the thread suggested that anyone is entitled to a FAANG job.
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    - MathCodeLove 5y ago
      Once again pundits turn an economic issue into a social one. No one is entitled to anything. Are you "entitled" to subsidized healthcare by virtue of being born in a European country? No, you're not, it's just a consequence of your birth. Maybe its not fair, life isn't fair. I bet every single individual on earth could identify some feature of themselves or their lives that they dislike that came about by chance as a result of their birth. Not too mention that total income doesn't really matter as much as spending power does. I'd rather make $50k a year in Poland than $100k in SF Bay (at least, hypothetically, I don't actually want to live in any European country).
      - KptMarchewa 5y ago
        You should not be entitled to forcing those privileges via laws then.
        MathCodeLove 5y ago
        Agreed.
      - bobthechef 5y ago
      - HWR_14 5y ago