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Re: Canada

#11

Post by abernard1 »

> When I think about the counterfactual me that grew up in a large American city, New York or L.A. instead of Toronto,

And just think, those are the American areas most common to Canada.

There are places in America where those counterfactuals do not exist, where the necessities aren't locked behind counters, where community is thriving, and where the normality of civic life is an expectation.

I expect no honors for those parts of the country. If Canada didn't have an air of superiority to comfort itself with, it would have nothing at all.

Re: Canada

#12

Post by garbawarb »

shevy-java wrote: post #7
footy wrote: post #3

I was not born in Canada, but I chose to immigrate here and it's one of the top 5 best choices I've ever made. I have access to so much that in other places would be wildly expensive. My life is richer due to the diversity of the people I am surrounded by, if I bought every book I borrowed from the library last year it would have cost $3000 or more, and even after moving away from a large city I have access to public…

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Hardly. The NDP is polling terribly.

Re: Canada

#13

Post by CamelCaseName »

My personal story echos the author. Parents immigrated here under the skilled worker visa and worked hard to shield me from our poverty.

Despite this, like the author, I was able to have an incredibly well rounded childhood full of activities through our recreation centers, a short 10 minute walk from my home (not so short in the winter!)

There are many times I look with frustration at the payroll taxes I incur paying my colleagues. Articles like this serve as a great reminder that my capabilities are not innate, but built through the sweat and tears of those before me.

I love Canada, and though I have had the incredible privilege to visit (and for short periods, live in!) many countries and every continent, there's nowhere I'd rather call home, nowhere I'd rather contribute to.

Canada may have a "go for bronze" attitude, but it doesn't have to stay that way. We can decide to go for gold, one day at a time.

Re: Canada

#14

Post by jonapro »

lifetimerubyist wrote: post #6

Canada is far from perfect but there is no other country in the world I would ever consider leaving it behind for.

The only other country I'd ever consider to live in would be Quebec. :D. So much potential here. The author implies that the country is broken, this isn't true by any stretch of imagination. Things aren't perfect as you've pointed out but we've got the energy, the universities, the social net and all that we need to live a decent life. The author implies the best ones are leaving for the states. I find it quite amusing that people would see living in the States to be some kind of achievement. I for one have seen a few of my classmates go work in the valley after graduation. For what? Facebook, Twitter (at the time), a bunch of other shops that are blights on the face of this earth. Doesn't sound like an achievement to me to be spending your time optimizing for engagement, ads and other things that are for the most part net negatives for society.

Re: Canada

#16

Post by CamelCaseName »

jonapro wrote: post #14
lifetimerubyist wrote: post #6

Canada is far from perfect but there is no other country in the world I would ever consider leaving it behind for.

The only other country I'd ever consider to live in would be Quebec. :D. So much potential here. The author implies that the country is broken, this isn't true by any stretch of imagination. Things aren't perfect as you've pointed out but we've got the energy, the universities, the social net and all that we need to live a decent life. The author implies the best ones are leaving for the states. I find it quite amusi…

I admire Quebec's taxpayer funded (or subsidized?) daycare. The GDP impact really speaks for itself. I hope that comes to the rest of Canada (and does not get abused)

Re: Canada

#17

Post by garbawarb »

I like to think about what Canada would be like if it could take the best qualities from the US and leave the rest. What if Canada's capital markets were so robust that it was just as good a place as the US to start and scale a company? What if it could match the US in economic productivity? PM Carney seems to have made it a goal to get Canada there but time will tell whether that happens. Some other countries like Switzerland rival the US by per capita measures and many would say it's a great place to live with fewer sociocultural problems than the US has.

Re: Canada

#18

Post by glouwbug »

gdevenyi wrote: post #5

The Canada the author refers to is gone.

It was a time of post WWII boom and unrivalled economic prosperity. For the vast majority of human existence wealth like that was never offered to regular commoners.

Canada today might be expensive to rent in and buy in, but the quality of life in terms of safety, culture, political stability, nature, and medicine (minus the temporary shortage in health professionals) is still unmatched globally. Canadians who complain about Canada haven’t faced or lived life outside of Canada

Re: Canada

#19

Post by nfgrep »

Knowing my taxes go towards these things is the reason I stay.

I grew up leveraging many of the same programs, this post helped illuminate how lucky I was to have them. Thank you!

Re: Canada

#20

Post by jonapro »

CamelCaseName wrote: post #13

My personal story echos the author. Parents immigrated here under the skilled worker visa and worked hard to shield me from our poverty. Despite this, like the author, I was able to have an incredibly well rounded childhood full of activities through our recreation centers, a short 10 minute walk from my home (not so short in the winter!) There are many times I look with frustration at the payroll taxes I incur payin…

Going for bronze is absolutely perfect as well. I understand the folks here have a different opinion that lines up with technosolutionism or adjacent to it. There's nothing wrong with living a good life, doing honest work and not think that your latest SaaS idea is a game changer. Also, let's not feed the trolls. Lutke is a lunatic.
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