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Why don't you move abroad?

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189 points orkohunter | 3 comments | 20 Nov 24 08:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hshshshshsh ◴[20 Nov 24 09:22 UTC] No.42192136[source]▶
To people who are considering moving abroad you should do it.

Don't let nationalism stop you. You were randomly born in your country.

Choose your country. Don't let randomness and some emotional baggage control where you want to live.

You have a finite live. Make most of it.

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felixarba ◴[20 Nov 24 09:46 UTC] No.42192261[source]▶
Nationalism is not the thing stopping most people.

It's your friends, family and the feeling of belonging. This is culture, not nationalism. I lived in Canada for 10 years before moving back home. I had a great life in Canada, fulfilled things I quite literally never dreamed possible, but I didn't belong.

I lived my life between vacations, just waiting for the time that I can go back home and spend time with family. I realized this is no way to live life.

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1. signaru ◴[20 Nov 24 12:52 UTC] No.42193498[source]▶
Opportunities that require big risks is also another factor. My academic acquaintances abroad may be doing well financially and travel-wise, but they all have to live their foreign bosses' ambitions despite being very bright people. It's far easier to take crazier entrepreneurial risks with the safety nets in one's own home-country.
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2. hshshshshsh ◴[20 Nov 24 13:17 UTC] No.42193683[source]▶
If easy is what your optimising for Entrepreneurship is probably not the path.
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3. signaru ◴[20 Nov 24 13:55 UTC] No.42193951[source]▶
Entrepreneurship sure may be difficult as a whole. However, some difficulties are not really necessary. For me, it's a matter of seeing the end goal and removing as much obstacles as possible to get there faster (optimizing for time). I see the need to have a proper job or chase funding as additional obstacles if you are abroad.