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Why can’t you guys just make India not suck and live there?

• altdataseller 4y ago
  It sucks precisely because there’s so many ppl
  • crate_barre 4y ago
    • barrbid8 4y ago
      Most individuals in such places don’t have the power to change the entire society as a whole. You would leave too
    • redisman 4y ago
      Stupid poor people am I right
  • inglor_cz 4y ago
    In that case, Japan would be even worse, because the Tokio metropolitan area is a human anthill.
    • Tiktaalik 4y ago
      Tokyo regularly tops Monocle's most livable city list among other lists of best cities in the world.
      • throwaway_1928 4y ago
        Looks uncomfortable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7kor5nHtZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7kor5nHtZQ
  • alexashka 4y ago
    That can't be it.
• nine_zeros 4y ago
  For the same reason Europeans left their continent and chased distant lands - enterprising people will go anywhere where there is economic activity.
  • crate_barre 4y ago
    No no no, don’t say that. Your water, roads, sewage, and electricity have not been universally solved. It has nothing to do with better opportunities. It’s a shithole you guys are not committing to fixing.
    • nine_zeros 4y ago
      I do live in the shit hole called San Francisco. I wouldn't say water, roads, sewage, electricity are a problem here.
    • dang 4y ago
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  • throwaway_1928 4y ago
    'chased' is putting it mildly.
• manigandham 4y ago
  It's easier to move (yourself and your family) to a more favorable country than to change an entire country to be more favorable, especially considering how large and complicated these nations are. The downside is that the people leaving also tend to be the most capable of producing that change so the brain/skills-drain is self-perpetuating once it starts.
  • actuator 4y ago
    > The downside is that the people leaving also tend to be the most capable of producing that change Some % of people, yes. But not everyone leaves. As long as enough brilliant people remain and there can be economic and scientific progress breaking the shackles of a millennia of rule, things can become right. These things are slow and take time though.
• known 4y ago