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Why do people insist on staying in the US when they are so miserable there?
You have a US passport. If youāre healthy and have useful skills, you can immigrated to like 100+ countries. How many people are able to move but afraid? For them, their misery is a choice (or a hobby)
You know most countries have laws that prevent people from just moving and working there? And they prioritize people with certain skills, sometimes require you to have a certain amount of money in the bank.
I know youāre in denial, but the comment literally specified ā100+ā and āuseful skillsā implying youāre, you know, getting a visa. Most countries arenāt like the US where the populace will protect illegal immigrants
Have you looked into this? Please share one country that youād suggest Americans move to and which would allow it.
Iāve immigrated twice. South Korea was particularly pleasant and they have a need for senior engineers
Lmao youāre either full of shit or a moron. Immigration is a long, expensive process and most countries have extremely high standards. I took us 11 months, a lawyer, and shit ton of form fees to get my approval for Australia.
Anyone who has gone through this knows most people in the US canāt do it.
Guess Iām a moron for thinking 11 months of waiting is worth a lifetime of better quality? Lol
This is what I mean by people are living in misery as a choice
Youāre a moron for thinking everyone has the money and qualifications to migrate lol
For the second time now, I invite you to reread the part where I said people with āuseful skillsā: lemmy.ml/comment/18010515
Iām not denying that people dealt a bad hand canāt easily immigrateā¦ But I am saying people who can immigrate seem not to. Which makes me believe their misery is their choice
Iām starting to think being a moron is a choice as well
You wonāt convince people with a victim mentality. I have migrated twice in my life as well. Itās not easy but for many people if they canāt install it as an app on their phone they wonāt do it. If a farmer from tunesia or a cleaning lady from India can emigrate, anyone sufficiently motivated can.
For many people āhave useful skillsā doesnāt imply āis a senior engineer.ā Iām a white collar worker in a relatively senior position and make a fairly comfortable living. I looked into Canada and Europe and my skills, useful as they may be to me and my employers, donāt give me any advantage in immigrating.
Could I do it? Sure, but it would be a step back in quality of life for a number of years, for some period I might be separated from my partner, and after the move Iād be separated from all my friends, family and professional network, with no guarantee Iād get back to my current earning level.
Unlike many people my standard of living isnāt so bad here. I also have some sense of responsibility to try to contribute and make things better where I can. But things are certainly looking dicey.