Raise your hand if you’re glad you don’t live in Europe

was once planning to move to the US to work as a CTO, a role I was already performing remotely at the time. Those plans were halted by 9/11 and the realization of how the US government can undermine its own private sector. Following the attacks and subsequent elections, the government halted payments for delivered goods, causing domestic companies to suffocate. I also noticed a stark difference in safety standards. Fire safety, for instance, didn't seem to be as high a priority in the US as it is in the EU; it was apparently acceptable to have offices with no windows and only a single exit. Later, I rediscovered how fortunate I am to live in the EU. Here, I feel less vulnerable to government instability. The general level of education is high enough to prevent complete incompetence from being elected to what was once the most important office in the world. Congratulations on the "US being back." Back to ignorance. Back to poverty. Back to having no friends. Back to lying and deceiving.