> there can be far stronger ties to a place that prevent someone leaving
That seems to be something that a lot of the HN crowd seem to forget. I guess it doesn't surprise me too much, as a lot of people on this forum have relocated to SF and other tech centers for work.
I myself am an economic migrant, I left everything behind and moved to a new country where I knew nobody. However, it was fortunately easy for me, because I had managed to fuck up most of my relationships back at home, so for me to pack my life into a suitcase and move was pretty trivial. I think that a lot of people here on HN are in the same boat, they just don't realise it, or don't realise that other people aren't in the same boat.
The other thing people forget is also how expensive it is to move. If you're living paycheck to paycheck, good luck being able to save any to put towards a deposit on a new place or to even get to a new place.
And then, if you don't have a job lined up already, how are you going to live while looking for one? And if you do have a job, great... Does it pay enough to allow you to move to take it? I'd say most jobs don't offer relocation benefits.
Yeah, definitely not as easy to love as a lot of people think. It's expensive, and it's often hard to completely leave your support network and the others who depend on you.
That seems to be something that a lot of the HN crowd seem to forget. I guess it doesn't surprise me too much, as a lot of people on this forum have relocated to SF and other tech centers for work.
I myself am an economic migrant, I left everything behind and moved to a new country where I knew nobody. However, it was fortunately easy for me, because I had managed to fuck up most of my relationships back at home, so for me to pack my life into a suitcase and move was pretty trivial. I think that a lot of people here on HN are in the same boat, they just don't realise it, or don't realise that other people aren't in the same boat.