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It sounds like great advice if your health insurance denies a claim.
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Jona Joachim@bodhipaksa
I will never understand why people continue to live in the US. Every time I read these stories I feel like I would want to get away from this ASAP
@ryanc
I will never understand why people continue to live in the US. Every time I read these stories I feel like I would want to get away from this ASAP
@ryanc
Ryan Castellucci (they/them) 
@jaj @bodhipaksa The US has better medical care available than the UK does... if you have good insurance. I've had to get medical care in the US multiple times since moving to the UK.
Granted, the baseline of medical care available in the UK if you're poor is far better.
Also pay in the US is significantly better for tech jobs, and the climate is potentially nicer depending on where you are.
@jaj @bodhipaksa also, you drastically overestimate the ease of which people can move to a different country, especially those who aren't privileged
@ryanc
I guess so, in Europe, moving to a different country amounts to buying a train ticket, so I may be a bit biased
@bodhipaksa
I guess so, in Europe, moving to a different country amounts to buying a train ticket, so I may be a bit biased
@bodhipaksa
Lydia Trivia@jaj even in Europe, the idea that *moving* to a different country amounts to buying a train ticket is ridiculous. Learning a new language, sorting out bureaucracy (residence registration, taxes, health insurance...) possibly in a foreign language, finding a new job, possibly in a foreign language, finding a new home, packing up the old one... All of this without family and friends around to help you.
@jaj @bodhipaksa Though I am highly accomplished in my career and independent research, I have no degree from a college/university, so qualifying for an unsponsored visa is impossible for me in most countries.
I would have to get a work visa tied to a job - if I lost the job, I'd have to either quickly get a new job at a company willing and able to sponsor my visa or GTFO.
The UK has an unsponsored visa program that's a bit more flexible, so I got one of those.