Thread by @WhalePanda

I've been thinking a lot lately about economic migration lately.
For many of us #Bitcoin was the red pill we needed to see more clearly what's really going on in the world and the people running the governments. (I know, some you were already "woke" before you discovered BTC.)

A year of lockdowns. A year of restrictions on basic freedom. A year of printing an insane amount of money.
A year of total incompetence, even more so than usual, of most governments around the world... and now the vaccination strategies and passports.
There are so many red flags

One advantage of this crisis is that it pushed the idea and infrastructure of remote working ahead by 10 years.
It's no longer just your classic "digital nomads" that can work from anywhere in the world now.
Even my 60 year old mother now understands the joy of working from home.

I only see 4 reasons on why you wouldn't move to a more "friendly" or "suitable" environment:
1. Family/friends/loved ones. But well they can move too.
2. You can't afford it.
3. You have a very specific job that you can only do at that location.
4. You can't with your passport

There is no perfect place, but well if you're not happy, you can always try to "shop around" and see which country, state or city offers something that fits you best.
If I was American I would be moving to Miami or NH.
If you want to stay in the EU: probably Portugal or Malta.

Local governments have to adapt or they'll lose entrepreneurs and innovators to other places.
You're already seeing the brain drain in many places in Europe and US.
I expect a lot more people are going to vote with their feet and take their money and businesses with them.

It wouldn't surprise me if large parts of what are currently thriving and innovative cities in Europe are going to be complete ghettos in 20-25 years.