> considering the migration/demographic trends There is a large "return to Ukraine" sentiment on Ukrainian social media, even during the war. People assumed th

> considering the migration/demographic trends There is a large "return to Ukraine" sentiment on Ukrainian social media, even during the war. People assumed the West is better, because that's what everyone else thinks. Most people don't think critically and just go with the flow. But many realized that home was better all along. There's even a (smaller) trend of Westerners moving to Ukraine, see for example the TikToker Ellas's Ukrainian Life, a British national who moved to Ukraine and compares all of the aspects of life in the UK versus Ukraine. > I just assumed the discussion was about technological progress As a programmer, I consider better UX apps and better finance APIs "technological progress" even if it hasn't reached world-class recognition yet.