[undeveloper]

> It’s ridiculous to think the world’s best companies are just wasting money on “average grade labor”.

They are "wasting money" on average grade labor that is chained to their employer. It's indentured servitude. Those who are able to work freely, move companies quickly, for career advancement and in search of higher pay. Some 1000$ to tie a decent worker (honestly, probably a harder worker than their native born peers --- white, asian-decent or otherwise) for 6 years is a decent payoff.

It is a true fact that the US market has an excess of well qualified and overqualified (ex-metas + ex-amazon litter the market). The US is the premier tech hub --- under the current admin, maybe we'll lose that seat to China soon --- I don't think it's a particularly strange to hold that the talent exists already here.