• A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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    12 hours ago

    People, if you want to leave the USA there are better options than China


    There’s not a single mention of politics in the whole article 😐

    His enthusiasm is a bit obnoxious if you ask me:

    Shenzhen is like if Silicon Valley and New York City had a baby in China. It is a bustling tech capital with surprises on every corner.

    As far as the facts go, it’s unclear if he gets a US salary or a chinese:

    full-time job as a marketing manager (…) closer to $3,500 a month, plus roughly $1,200 a month from my side gigs.

    Groceries would probably be more expensive in Finland, but otherwise these numbers are very comparable, incl. urban rent.

    And you get real democracy and freedom.

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      Finland is tricky to get into though, if you don’t already have family or a similar connection. Haven’t looked at China, any idea what would be involved with emigrating there? I’m curious how much they’re paving the way for new talent to come in.

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        Finland is tricky to get into though, if you don’t already have family or a similar connection.

        That statement just isn’t true. Anybody can get into Finland. After 3 months it gets trickier; if you’re not an EU citizen it’s usually about getting work.

        But I’ve been saying for years the EU should be granting political asylum to people from USA; at first half-jokingly, now maybe 10% jokingly.

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      What freedom isn’t he getting?

      Edit: yeah, downvote the genuine question instead of providing any opinions or answers.

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      12 hours ago

      And you get real democracy and freedom.

      very much like the US then ?