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> to be attractive

For people who value money over everything else



My post was arguing that the "everything else" is more attractive in the US.

Consider a post doc or junior professor who do not know if they will ever get a tenure position or if you even want to remain in academia their whole life. Their plan B is to get an job in industry. Now consider having access to the whole US job market vs. having access to one tiny EU country. Not to mention that when you bias for cutting edge industry R&D there are industries which only have a significant presence in the US.


They have access to the whole European union?

People value not having to step over the homeless to get to work, lower crime, free healthcare, no risk of deportation for having a view on Palestine etc etc

The US isn't that pleasant of a place to live.


> They have access to the whole European union?

Only if they are EU citizens.

> People value not having to step over the homeless to get to work

Better stay away from Paris, then.


And many other cities.

Paris is bad in some places, and great in others. Like every other major country.


"No risk of deportation for having a view on Palestine"? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/03/german...


All those things you mention are certainly bad in some parts of US but not most.


> Consider a post doc or junior professor who do not know if they will ever get a tenure position or if you even want to remain in academia their whole life

Now assume they are not American citizens, and travel internationally and re-evaluate the whole proposition that "everything else" is better.


Y'all downvoting like there isn't a Harvard researcher whose visa was revoked and is in ICE custody this very moment.




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