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by WarmWash 23 days ago
The actual question is if (capable) SWEs will choose working for (or be a founder of) Dutch/Euro tech companies over US ones, or even leave the US to live there.

Europe is an excellent value prop if you want to be a bartender or baker. Its decidedly less so if you want to be a white collar/gold collar worker.
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CalRobert 23 days ago
I left the US in my 20's to live in Europe and I like raising kids here (I'm now in my 40's) but honestly... it was a stupid thing to do. Meanwhile, my in-laws, who stayed in the US, are now retiring to France in their 40's with a few million dollars.

The opportunity cost of living in Europe is absolutely enormous. You're basically lighting $1-2 million (or more, perhaps) on fire for every decade you're here instead of the US.

Though I don't find myself wanting to move back to California any time soon...

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vanviegen 23 days ago
> Its decidedly less so if you want to be a white collar/gold collar worker.

If you want to earn big money, you're better of in the US, for sure. Quality of life though, as a white collar worker?

That does probably have its effect on economic growth..

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WarmWash 23 days ago
>That does probably have its effect on economic growth..

Yes it does, it has kept the US economy growing and relevant. Europe has been economically stagnant and resting on its laurels for 30 years.

Also QoL in the US is high, you just need something like an SWE job to access it.

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