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> That’s tougher in most of Europe, where labor laws making hiring and firing strikingly expensive.

That is true. Personally and anecdotally I find that to be a good thing. I feel much more comfortable with 35h work week, 35 days of paid vacation making €60k without living in the fear of getting fired the next day.

Even if I could get more money in the US, I highly doubt that my standard of living would increase enough to justify the uncertainty that would come with this move. And I think that difference is even more extreme with jobs that don’t require years of education beforehand.



They’re frankly two perfectly good equilibria that do different things well. It’s part of what makes us good allies.




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