[klunger]

This reads like a bitter ex-employee. I guess you were in Germany?

There are plenty of European countries that do use English as the working language for technical fields, if there is not enough domestic talent.

What you say about the US research ecosystem may have been true until January 2025 but it is unfortuantely no longer the case. At the same time, the EU is finally getting its act together in both defense AND research funding. So I would forecast a sunnier future in Europe for scientists than the the US, at least for the next generation.

[ykonstant]

I don't know about defense, but on mathstodon people are having bitter laughs over the "500 million for research", when the UK alone with its faltering economy manages to get multiple times that in the same time frame.

[alternatex]

Is it 500 million for research or 500 million for luring US researchers to Europe? They are vastly different things so we need to be on the same page for this to be a productive discussion.

[klunger]

It 500 mil to lure US researchers. They say "from every country" because they have to, but we know why it was made and who will get most of it.