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Chinese Workers Abandon Silicon Valley for Riches Back Home

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219 points thisisit | 1 comments | 11 Jan 18 16:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source
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asabjorn ◴[11 Jan 18 19:41 UTC] No.16127096[source]▶
I am a Norwegian in Silicon Valley that have spent most of my career with Chinese colleagues, both in academia and industry, and my anecdata seem to indicate that my highly talented China-born colleagues are sadly leaving because;

- China has great opportunities for riches

- Getting a US VISA is hard and painful when you come from a populous country like China or India

- My China-born colleagues seem to in general be more conservative, and Silicon Valley has become violently intolerant of anyone that holds an opinion different than the predominant view

Only the first reason is somewhat objective, while the two others cause stress in their daily life as their ability to provide can at any time be removed due to what is perceived as arbitrary reasons. Everything being equal, many of them have told me they would prefer the less crowded Silicon Valley.

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lurr ◴[11 Jan 18 20:34 UTC] No.16127565[source]▶
> sadly leaving

Why is it sad? They get to go back home instead of on the other side of the planet from the place they grew up, and they don't have to give up nearly as much to do it.

Good for them.

> My China-born colleagues seem to in general be more conservative, and Silicon Valley has become violently intolerant of anyone that holds an opinion different than the predominant view

Had to get that "oppressed conservatives" narrative in.

I keep asking what views people are so intolerant of. Tend not to get real answers.

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1. ogre_magi ◴[11 Jan 18 21:06 UTC] No.16127846[source]▶
For your last point, I think you don't get "real" answers because there are totally different worldviews and perspectives clashing. You'd probably feel that any earnest response was a person just trying justify some "-ism" that you think is worthy of ostracism. They wouldn't see it that way.