Never said that. It's just where tech salaries are bigger.
>Have you checked North Korea?
What does this have to do with anything? Unless you're writing from North Korea, this is childish.
Apparently I hit a nerve and that was not my intention. My point was never specifically about the US but you keep insisting on it and have a bone to grind. That doesn't add to the conversation though.
You said: "I don't live in the US, but if I did I would grind all the leetcode (as insulting as I find them) for one single reason: I don't want to work forever." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37809983
My first reply to you was to that comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37810176
The HN thread history doesn't lie. Your point that I replied to was specifically about the US.
You could replace that with whatever country could offer those salaries.
Which claims? That Social Security exists? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States... That Medicare exists? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States) That 10x savings is the recommendation? https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/retirement/how-much-do-i...
> The US is not that different from everywhere else
Says you, but you apparently aspire to live and work here, so it's different enough.
> we all live in the same capitalist hellhole last time I checked.
Have you checked North Korea?