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Why is it not possible? Not trying to disagree with you, just curious.

• vacri 12y ago
  Not everyone can easily handle the cultural change from moving, or have strong social ties to friends and family. If a person has kids, it's an order of magnitude more difficult to move. Some people are quite socially adaptable, some are well-prepared by their upbringing to have the skills to be comfortable in changing social situations. Not to say that it's easy for them, but easier - it's still quite a challenge. And again, doing something like this on an individual level is easy, because the status quo doesn't change overall. But on a demographic level, where are all the unemployed people going to move to? Another country? That other country also has unemployed people. Similarly, if you don't have skills in demand by employers, you're hard to hire, and hence hard to get more skills valued by employers - moving to a new location simply moves you to a new pool of unskilled labour.
  • Nanzikambe 12y ago
    I hadn't considered that - my own experience (obviously) colours my view, at least when younger I was eager to see new places, meet new challenges and new people. That did lead to losing touch with almost all my school-era friends at least initially - though in some ways it also taught me who were the best friends amongst them :) They're the ones you meet after a decade apart and can pretty much pick up where you left off.
• lrem 12y ago
  When you move yourself, you can essentially fit your stuff in a suitcase and go. On the other hand, if you move a few persons family...
  • watwut 12y ago
    Why was this downvoted?
    • lrem 12y ago
      I would imagine because not many people have tried both. I did. A few years back I moved myself to a different country. It took me one suitcase, hand luggage and buying a few things on the other side. I'm moving again now, but this time with a pregnant wife. And I see that in a few years even Google will not be able to make worthwhile once again.