Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@carrickdb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>carrickdb</span></a></span> They go to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> and those <a href="https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/types/job-search-opportunity-card" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with an academic degree</a> take the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpportunityCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpportunityCard</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@AuswaertigesAmt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AuswaertigesAmt</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@bamf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bamf</span></a></span> or use the fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> citizens <a href="https://digital.diplo.de/navigator/en/visa/overview" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can apply post-entry for residency permits</a>...</p><ul><li>Also most don't go for the money, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QualityOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QualityOfLife</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Simple things like:</p><ul><li>having Healthcare as an actually working system that isn't tied to an employer.</li><li>paid sick leave</li><li>paid parental leave</li><li>paid vacation</li><li>public transport that actually exists and is affordable (currently as little as €58 p.m.)</li><li>not having to worry about some random asshole shooting up the shop whilst they get their groceries</li><li>not worring about sending their kids to school</li><li>not worring about getting hatecrimed</li><li>affordable food that actually tastes and isn't chog-full of shitty additives</li><li>pedestrian and cycling infrastructure</li><li>...</li></ul><p>I could go on and on, but what is a 6-digit income <em>after taxes</em> good for when you pay more for rent in the U.S. than for mortage on a house in Germany, and when one is stuck in a car-dependent suburban hellhole, needing to pay <em>above MSRP</em> for an oversized <em>"Super Useless Vehicle"</em>...</p><ul><li>People who flee and can afford to do so in <em>"Business Class"</em> or rather <em>"Premium Economy"</em> are more likely to do it not for the money, but actual quality of life and they don't want to wait for MAGAts to hatecrime them or start a (civil) war...</li></ul><p>I mean, not everyone is a <em>white heterocisbinary "techbro"</em> like me, and I don't blame them!</p>