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>living in their ancestral towns and villages I mean its great to make more money than anyone where you are. However I've known a number of Indian people that

>living in their ancestral towns and villages I mean its great to make more money than anyone where you are. However I've known a number of Indian people that have moved to the US that say they will never go back to India unless they are forced to even though comparatively make less money here. Money is only good if it can buy things. If all your village has is mud huts you are still living in a mud hut. Sure you can now pay people to build you a nice house but you will be paying much more due to the lack of infrastructure. When your plumbing breaks it takes 6mo for someone to come fix it. Still you probably have lots of money. But now you have a visibly nice house. In other words a target in a poor area that is likely crime prone. Now you need to hire security. As expenses pile up it becomes just like in the US where people making $500k+ complain about barely being able to afford their life. I guess I'm just saying I'm still not worried about India salaries being the magic bullet that companies need to kill high tech salaries.

alephnerd 3y ago
> a number of Indian people that have moved to the US that say they will never go back to India Yep! My parents and I are the same. The QoL in even a 3rd tier cow town in the US will be better than an economically vibrant city in India or China. Having clean tap water is (imo) the pinnacle of a developed country. > things. If all your village has is mud huts you are still living in a mud hut True, but most Indian villages aren't like that anymore. They have all fairly developed now with electricity, WiFi, decent schools, etc. Go use Google street view - Indian villages may seem messy by Western standards, but they've gotten much better now. If you're someone who lived in small town or village India your whole life, and go to college to get a good job, if you have the option to earn a big city salary in your small town while being close to your family can be hard to beat. It's the same reason you see plenty of Techies take remote jobs and live near their families in the Midwest.

alephnerd 3y ago

> a number of Indian people that have moved to the US that say they will never go back to India Yep! My parents and I are the same. The QoL in even a 3rd tier cow town in the US will be better than an economically vibrant city in India or China. Having clean tap water is (imo) the pinnacle of a developed country. > things. If all your village has is mud huts you are still living in a mud hut True, but most Indian villages aren't like that anymore. They have all fairly developed now with electricity, WiFi, decent schools, etc. Go use Google street view - Indian villages may seem messy by Western standards, but they've gotten much better now. If you're someone who lived in small town or village India your whole life, and go to college to get a good job, if you have the option to earn a big city salary in your small town while being close to your family can be hard to beat. It's the same reason you see plenty of Techies take remote jobs and live near their families in the Midwest.