[RestlessMind]

If this problem was only narrowly applicable to SV, then yes, you might have a point. I am talking about a majority of new hires being in other countries. At that point, to spite SV rich techies, you are rooting for destruction of a good pool of middle class jobs for the entire US. Is that really what you want?

[zozbot234]

> I am talking about a majority of new hires being in other countries.

That would be no different from the mid-2000s outsourcing trend, which never really worked out either. There were just lots and lots of horror stories where quality and productivity would take a nosedive whenever those outsourced teams were involved.

[RestlessMind]

But that time, we were outsourcing whole projects which was doomed to fail because of collaboration hurdles and a lack of context. This time is different - we are hiring one team member at a time, who are equally effective as other team members, except at 1/3 price.

I have seen both, 2000's outsourcing and what is happening now. It is a very different game now and far more dangerous to US techies.