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EU is in a perpetual state of decline and it seems there are no solutions in sight that would change its path in the next decade.

Everything seems so stagnant and the costs of living are rising while the salaries do not increase whatsoever.

What's worse is that due to its economic decline politicians and leaders try to persuade the populace that a lot of things that we enjoy and contribute to our quality of life are now considered luxury or outright sinful. The same kind of rhetoric that is used to sin tax tobacco, alcohol, gambling is now used on things like:

- car ownership - Air Conditioning - Travel - meat and dairy

1. JumpinJack_Cash ◴[] No.42195647[source]
Nigeria, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Viernam. The future is theere.

Forget the US people ther are only slightly less depressed than the EU

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2. taylodl ◴[] No.42196694[source]
Could you please provide a 1-2 sentence reason for each of these countries for why they're the future? This is an interesting list of countries, and I'd like to hear the reasoning behind it.

Thanks!

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3. JumpinJack_Cash ◴[] No.42196810[source]
That's where people are gonna be , that's where most importantly people young and in a good mood are gonna be.

And most importantly those are places where the roulette is still spinning . You want to be where the roulette is still spinning as opposed to places like US; EU; Japan where it has basically almost stopped.

For example a non small amount of people in Nigeria still become rich because of a clerk at the bank credited money to the wrong account by error (and those who reeive the money they go fast to withdraw them and disappear). If you are an incumbent on the scene you want to be where chaos and randomness is.

Also remember not to get fooled by the money indicator such as GDP , median wage etc... the important stuff such as housing, food, staples, utilities, vehicles etc they adjust based on the locality and thus are measured via PPP not absolute terms .

Also remember what Roman Emperor Augustus used to say :"Better to be #1 in a peripheric area of the Empire than #2 in Rome"

4. csomar ◴[] No.42201524[source]
Nigeria, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil are good places for the OP to go to and get mugged. The reality is that these places are just shit and dangerous. Vietnam and Thailand have their own attractions but they are only popular because they are cheaper not because they are better than the EU.
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5. p1esk ◴[] No.42202044[source]
Do you live in one of those countries?
6. gsch1 ◴[] No.42203206[source]
I’ve lived in Brazil for 29 years and have never been mugged. Brazil is an enormous country with many safe regions. Don’t believe everything the media says—go out and have your own experience.
7. JumpinJack_Cash ◴[] No.42218380[source]
places where bad things happen are the same where good things happen.

It’s called variance. You can always go to Monaco and pay 25 dollars for a bottle of water, you’d be safe from everything but you’ll also be a nobody

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8. bdangubic ◴[] No.42218385{3}[source]
why would you be a “nobody” if you lived in Monaco?? :)
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9. JumpinJack_Cash ◴[] No.42218426{4}[source]
Because having money is only something that elevates you if people around you dont have it.

If everyone is rich nobody is