H1B rejected – builds unicorn back home

Re:H1B rejected – builds unicorn back home by Dracophoenix on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:10PM (#32572267)

> That's because it is a deeply rooted culture/attitude of the people in India (or other developing countries): intellectual one-upmanship (i.e.: my "brain" is bigger than yours).

> Nobody wants to be perceived to acquire something (a job, a house, anything) easily; people want to have a sense of the greatest achievement after a tough grind.

We have intellectual oneupmanship and hustle & grind culture in the United States as well too. And contrary to popular, it's not new, as Tocqueville and Weber had made note of it during their days.

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Re:H1B rejected – builds unicorn back home by hello_moto on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:40PM (#32573586)

I'd say it's different.

Developing nation one upmanship is more like this:

"Oh, so you can get into Google Silicon Valley with just 300 LC? You can't do that here in India; you need at least 500+ to join <insert lesser company>".

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