HN call for help: Thousand of IT specialists flee Russia as job market collapses

Re:HN call for help: Thousand of IT specialists flee Russia ... by anotheryou on Saturday March 05, 2022 @06:00AM (#30566354)

Thanks for acknowledging how horrific the decisions by the Russian government are. Still I must oppose to mentioning the fate of people in both countries in a single sentence.

When I read "no care for peoples lives, either in Ukraine or in Russia", I want to say there is a drastic difference between risk of death at all times and living through an economic depression.

A friend of mine is sheltering in place in the basement underneath the rubble of what remains of their home. They can't move with the elderly (if moving as in option at all¹), food is limited, no heating. Your family is in a hotel in Dubai.

¹ see e.g. https://twitter.com/JosephStec/status/1500068587633061890

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Re:HN call for help: Thousand of IT specialists flee Russia ... by omosubi on Saturday March 05, 2022 @08:22AM (#30567326)

I don't know where you live but it's astonishing to see how quickly people in the west criticize those fleeing war or economic collapse for minor comments or actions - do you think you would always say the right thing if you were in that situation? Cut the guy some slack. He's obviously desperate, even if he's not in a warzone

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Re:HN call for help: Thousand of IT specialists flee Russia ... by anotheryou on Saturday March 05, 2022 @08:51AM (#30567578)

Yes, I understand that too. But for me that doesn't mean I shouldn't comment on it.

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Re:HN call for help: Thousand of IT specialists flee Russia ... by enterexit on Saturday March 05, 2022 @10:40PM (#30574832)

Is this really necessary? Of course there is a difference between hiding from bombs and having financial lives turned upside down. That's not the point. Do you sort all beggars on the street and choose who you help and who you won't based on the severity of their situation?

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Re:HN call for help: Thousand of IT specialists flee Russia ... by smugglerFlynn on Saturday March 05, 2022 @09:46AM (#30567998)

Economic depression is an understatement. Hospitals crumble. Financial system crumbles. People will be dying due to missed screenings and having no money for doctors. This is a fact. Bombs are part of the equation, and calling this “just an economic depression” is the same exact line of logic that ruling party follows to justify the war.

Part of my family (wife’s brother, her parents) are still in Moscow, with very dire outlook on financial side. Our relocation is the only feasible way to keep them out of poverty.

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