Is anyone else contemplating leaving the United States?

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Sure, I always entertain the notion. If I had more of a financial cushion I'd give it a try. If I could work remotely from the west of Ireland, I'd be gone tomorrow. The next few years in particular seem like a good time to be admiring the scenery somewhere else.

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30 liberals liking your comment. Sweet! I’m with you if I had a cushion but for travel more then who the president is. MAGA!

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I’m currently planning my exit. I want to go to a (unnamed to avoid context clues) country as a student, take the language for a year, then continue my college degree. I’ve applied to 2 schools this week, once I get my enrollment letter I can get my student visa, begin selling stuff, finding housing, and then coordinate moving my family there (who are STOKED). The thing is about this (or any such] plan is that it will be expensive, fraught with uncertainty, and I’m anxious about how much stuff I’ll simply need to throw out. It’s scary.
BUT
This AI stuff is a bubble that’s already bursting and I’ve been laid off before, I know some of the signs and it’s begun
The tech landscape is becoming unfriendly to queer employees
There’s the ongoing jen o side that most tech companies support
and my parents just passed last year as a result of our horrendous medical industry. Between that and my own disabilities that will eventually kill me, I’m done, time to go.

TLDR go go go go go

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Israel is antisemitic, next

-a Jewish person raised on their hasbara

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Soul and production crushing DEI already facilitated my departure. Fortunate to have higher level opportunities extended to me that were not available in the U.S.. Fully remote or hybrid - I, the employers, and the employees prefer my hybrid preference. Internal and external headhunting and our new President has me tempted to return to the U.S., but there's limited attraction to that and my PTO allows for enough visits to keep me satisfied. For 16 hour flights, there are no comfortable air carriers in any 'class' anymore.

Yes, you should absolutely stay gone. Glad you executed and stopped having your soul crushed.

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Please do!

No, only to move to the US, especially in times like these

Any vets receiving 100% from the VA, it is certainly possible. Island hop in cheap countries every 90 days if you don't have a visa and just relax.

It's not clear from your question, but the timing seems to be driven by current politics. I hear this every time a new president takes office. I wish everyone who talks about, threatens to, or "contemplates" leaving the US because they want to make a political statement would stop talking about it and just do it already.

I am an US Citizen and also Ecuadorian but my English is around average. Life in the US is getting tired for me plus health care is something I consider important now. I would like to get a chance somewhere in Europe. Also I don't mind going back to Ecuador if there's a job offer. I don't have a lot of college debt due to a loan forgiveness I had due to a lawsuit.
To work in Europe, I have no clue how to get a job plus doing the proper paperwork to work legally.

No.

(Ask a contextless question, get a contextless answer)

It didn't seem to be offered as a conditional question. If the question was, 'Is anyone planning on brushing their teeth today?', would one need context to answer? Your original "No." was sufficient. You added context for snark.

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You all are so obsessed with Nazis. You guys talking about the same president that wrote an exec orderl on anti semitism and is brokering a peace peace deal to free Israeli hostages? Worst Nazi ever...

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Yes

Grass is always greener till you get there. Only if you have money coming I regularly regardless of where you live it’s gonna feel bad.

People are trying to get into the United States every day. There must be something good about it.

I have family in the US and would not want to leave the country and make it harder to visit them.

All the time.

Hope wherever yall move it never has a war because you’re going to wish you were in America

No way.

Yes! My husband and I have been planning our exit for 2 years.

Just leave. We have enough problems and people looking for jobs.

If you voted for Trump, then you obviously think America has declined. So why is it bad now to want to leave? He's in charge and that is gonna fix everything? Social security is bankrupt in 2032-2033. This country is dead broke and will likely default on its debt. We've never had less to lose leaving America.

I would in a second if the money was there

Yup, leaving for France at the end of the month. Off season airbnbs are dirt cheap and I can explore while doing remote work. It’s scary but much less difficult than many make it out to be.

Would go to Canada in a heartbeat if the money was available to do it

This is how screwed things are rn so people saying things are going great rn here's a reality check

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