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by refurb 1833 days ago
As someone who isn’t an American but has lived/worked in half a dozen countries, yes, the US is pretty great.

Is it perfect? No. But claims of it being a “living hell hole” are just internet tough talk.

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As someone in a similar situation, the US is extremely variable. It can be great or it can really suck. If your standard for greatness is that there are parts of it that are great then most countried in the world are great.

What is more interesting is the bottom quintile and the worst it can get. Because you'll find developped cities and rich neighborhoods with high safety and good healthcare in a lot of places. How bad it's likely to get and how much you have to worry as the average person is the better metric.