34 sats \ 3 replies \ @denlillaapan 22h \ on: Moving to El Salvador and alikes may not be a good idea alter_native
Been thinking about it a lot
(wrote an AIER piece on it earlier this year, #shameless #self-promotion: https://aier.org/article/foot-voting-reconsidered-how-should-i-think-about-leaving/)
If/when these freedom/BTC friendly countries succeed, I feel obligated to go there -- spend my money there, physically be there, support the cause.
But I also love the small, quiet, safe, comfortable life I have, even if it's under an overbearing northern Eur bs welfare state.
Having spent some time in these regions before, I know they can be dangerous, bureaucracy is beyond shit, things rarely work.
For now I'm sitting tight but carefully monitoring the exits :)
I’m still young enough to consider seriously relocating without too much kerfuffle, but it’s still a costly and overwhelming prospect. If the Argentinian or Salvadorean experiments in liberty start bearing some serious fruits, I would feel morally obliged to support their shift toward liberty with my literal feet, with my presence, and ultimately citizenship. Where else would I want to be but in the very jurisdictions and places that are actually moving in the right directions?
The problem is, countries are constantly changing their criteria and rules for residency, so one can't assume options are always going to be available to everyone. The one thing that is guaranteed is that it will change.
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Yes, and just moving to another country without the citizenship will very expensive and burocratic boring having to deal with a lot of papers and asking permission for the state for many things.
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yes this is the way it is, I'm afraid, fact of life :D
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