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Re:Twitch Hack of 135 GB of Data Includes How Much Its Bigge... by acchow on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @02:22PM (#28776414)
> And Scandinavians in the US are far richer than Scandinavians in Scandinavia, at both the median and average.

The Scandinavians immigrating to the US are not a random sampling of Scandinavians. Getting a visa to live in the US usually requires a high-paying job. Usually of high skill or of exceptional talent. Basically the US work visa system selects for the cream of the crop.

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Re:Twitch Hack of 135 GB of Data Includes How Much Its Bigge... by FredPret on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @03:08PM (#28776989)
Yes but OP also says that the average white American (vast majority born in-country) does better than the average white Scandinavian.
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