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Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by kimchidude »

dazc wrote: post #18
kimchidude wrote: post #6

There is an infographic floating around at the moment that maps the migration of millionaires in 2022. I have not dug through the data to see if everything in the infographic is accurate, but as I think most people would presume: it shows loads of wealth holders are making their way into the western world from Russia, China, India, Ukraine (you can predict the others net negative countries). However what's got my min…

Is a 'millionaire' a 'wealthy citizen' these days? In the UK this means you can buy a decent home for cash and still have to work for a living?

I guess we're getting into semantics here, but I would imagine someone with a net worth above a million USD would be considered to have above average wealth in a majority of countries.

Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by throwawaylala1 »

dazc wrote: post #18
kimchidude wrote: post #6

There is an infographic floating around at the moment that maps the migration of millionaires in 2022. I have not dug through the data to see if everything in the infographic is accurate, but as I think most people would presume: it shows loads of wealth holders are making their way into the western world from Russia, China, India, Ukraine (you can predict the others net negative countries). However what's got my min…

Is a 'millionaire' a 'wealthy citizen' these days? In the UK this means you can buy a decent home for cash and still have to work for a living?

lol yes

Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by danamit »

The HUGE influx of recruiters from developed countries that wanna go thru the whole recruitment process without giving me a a range of salary.

The confrontational and accusatory tone when I state my desired range and say that I got paid similar with companies in my own country (when questioned about it) when comparing apples to apples (contracting), the gaslighting and excuses of why I should get paid less than I have got with local and international companies in the past. The reasons for such aggression normally is the frustration since they have a GOOD monetary incentive to seal the deal, but does not excuse the behavior for sure. Even telemarketers are nicer than recruiters at this point.

I do attribute this to the rise in remote work. I used to rarely get contracted by a recruiter before C19 and when in the rare occasion when it happened it had a good chance of getting something out of it, now it is companies looking for super cheap labor instead of just trying to find talent.

Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by markdown »

rsyring wrote: post #13

Age. I turned 40 and realized I probably wasn't on the upswing of life anymore. I've developed a small but weighty sense of "time is running out" that I didn't have before. I want that to be a motivator to do good and meaningful things and not a growing sense of foreboding. That necessitates contemplation of life, faith, priorities, etc.

This, but with the added realization that I seem to be losing brain power and memory quite rapidly. I used to be able to contribute to intelligent conversations, but these days find myself unable to keep up with peers and elders who're still super sharp.

It's terrifying.

Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by H8crilA »

The 7MW radar that was installed on a one-of-a-kind variant of the RC-135:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_RC-135#RC-135E_Lisa_Ann...

From more negative things, the realities of war. See pictures from Mariupol for example, or listen to the intercepted phone calls from that region ...

Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by refurb »

jjar wrote: post #11
kimchidude wrote: post #6

There is an infographic floating around at the moment that maps the migration of millionaires in 2022. I have not dug through the data to see if everything in the infographic is accurate, but as I think most people would presume: it shows loads of wealth holders are making their way into the western world from Russia, China, India, Ukraine (you can predict the others net negative countries). However what's got my min…

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/migration-of-millionaires-w... This one?

High net worth individual is >$1M seems low.

I mean the Portugal number are clearly due to it's Golden Visa which is for retired people.

Having $1M in assets (house included) isn't that rare at retirement.

Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by corobo »

markdown wrote: post #25
rsyring wrote: post #13

Age. I turned 40 and realized I probably wasn't on the upswing of life anymore. I've developed a small but weighty sense of "time is running out" that I didn't have before. I want that to be a motivator to do good and meaningful things and not a growing sense of foreboding. That necessitates contemplation of life, faith, priorities, etc.

This, but with the added realization that I seem to be losing brain power and memory quite rapidly. I used to be able to contribute to intelligent conversations, but these days find myself unable to keep up with peers and elders who're still super sharp. It's terrifying.

Do try to keep in mind a lot of the world had a bit of a social crash and reboot during the pandemic

Of course stay aware of your health, but allow some wiggle room for that when it comes to social concerns

Re: Ask HN: What has melted your brain recently?

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Post by robga »

UK -1500 Portugal +1300

Many UK citizens migrated to Portugal upon retirement. They have one of the best regimes re tax etc. for HMWI. Meanwhile, UK has inheritance taxes, high tax on pensions over £1m, etc.

Immigration rules play a major role, with certain countries offering HNWI accelerated routes to resettle.

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