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They are tho. I made north of half a million a year in the US and am still moving back to the EU. It's not just about how much I make, that reaches diminishing

They are tho. I made north of half a million a year in the US and am still moving back to the EU. It's not just about how much I make, that reaches diminishing returns relatively quickly. It also matters how well other people, not in tech live. I got tired of all the homelessness around me caused by low wages and high rents. I got tired of all the drug abuse that happens as a result of that hopeless situation. I got tired of all the crime that follows. I want to go back to a society that works, not just a dystopian hell scape where I can be rich.

endisneigh 3y ago
you're only doing this after you made your money in the USA and will presumably be far richer than your neighbors back in the EU.
- midoridensha 3y ago
  His savings will be higher, sure (though living in SF is horribly expensive so he might not have as much as you think). However, his income in the EU will be the same as his peers there, and he'll need to live within that new income. Having a lifestyle that costs more per-month than your income is stupid and unsustainable; it's unlikely he has that much money saved to live that way for the rest of his life. So, at best, he'll have a bunch of cash to pay for a nicer place to live if he decides to purchase something (and if so, he'll still have to pay higher taxes and living costs out of his current income). Basically, he has a really nice retirement savings now. He's probably not going to be living like a king.
justrealist 3y ago
You could just move out of SF to like, Miami or Atlanta ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I mean you do you, but you're really describing a problem that doesn't exist outside of SF, LA, and Seattle.
- peanuty1 3y ago
  Or to Redmond/Bellevue/Kirkland/Issaquah (suburbs of Seattle).
r12343a_19 3y ago
Sure, come over the our EU utopia... Come to think of it, if only it would be possible to do a swap. Half a mil a year to live in SF sounds harsh but worth the risk.

endisneigh 3y ago

you're only doing this after you made your money in the USA and will presumably be far richer than your neighbors back in the EU.

midoridensha 3y ago
His savings will be higher, sure (though living in SF is horribly expensive so he might not have as much as you think). However, his income in the EU will be the same as his peers there, and he'll need to live within that new income. Having a lifestyle that costs more per-month than your income is stupid and unsustainable; it's unlikely he has that much money saved to live that way for the rest of his life. So, at best, he'll have a bunch of cash to pay for a nicer place to live if he decides to purchase something (and if so, he'll still have to pay higher taxes and living costs out of his current income). Basically, he has a really nice retirement savings now. He's probably not going to be living like a king.

justrealist 3y ago

You could just move out of SF to like, Miami or Atlanta ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I mean you do you, but you're really describing a problem that doesn't exist outside of SF, LA, and Seattle.

peanuty1 3y ago
Or to Redmond/Bellevue/Kirkland/Issaquah (suburbs of Seattle).

r12343a_19 3y ago

Sure, come over the our EU utopia... Come to think of it, if only it would be possible to do a swap. Half a mil a year to live in SF sounds harsh but worth the risk.