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>>in Europe going to work for Facebook/Google/Amazon is a enormous bump (we're speaking 2-4x) of salary for many people, which in some cases means you can buy an house after 3-4 years even with the crazy rents back in your home country - and that's HUGE.

So this is how we justify it now? “But it will allow me to buy a house in 3-4 years”?

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I was just noting that in other parts of the world (where the average salary nationally for developers is NOT a comfy 60k$) finding alternatives to those companies can be a little bit complex, and for sure no less evil.

The "justification" (if you want to call it that way) you are looking for is in the part you forgot to quote and respond to ;)

I find it hard to believe that only FB has on office in that country that offers the $60k you are referring to. I work in London and there are a lot of companies that will give close to FB salary if you are a good developer. And yes there are companies that are not as corrupt as FB, Google, Amazon.

So I'm wondering (out of curiosity as I can't personally think of any) where in Europe is that happening?

London isn't even EU

Kinda is buddy. Surpassingly the UK is part of the EU and London being the capital of the UK is part of it.

Also EU != Europe

How else can any one justify working for capitalists?

I enjoy destroying the environment for future generations so they don't have it too easy?

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