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Re:Pavel Durov: Most studies show humanity is now less free ... by syops on Thursday September 02, 2021 @11:53PM (#28400244)
Consider the possibility that life in the U.S is abnormal by the standards of the rest of the world and that our view of what it means to be free is distorted.
Re:Pavel Durov: Most studies show humanity is now less free ... by BoHerfIIIJrEsq on Friday September 03, 2021 @12:51AM (#28400523)
Do people from elsewhere continue to want to immigrate to the US? Do you find yourself wanting to immigrate elsewhere?
Re:Pavel Durov: Most studies show humanity is now less free ... by syops on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:30AM (#28402789)
Yes to both questions. Neither question is really relevant though. In the hierarchy of needs it’s easier to fill the lower level ones in the U.S. than in El Salvador. People move to the U.S. for ease of meeting needs, to experience the U.S., etc. This doesn’t mean than in comparison to Japan, UK, or Germany that life is freer here.

Eight percent of European migrants live in the U.S. and five percent in Kazakhstan. Is this evidence that Kazakhstan is comparable to the U.S?

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/european-immigrants-...