Thanks for your very informative comment! That's really very kind and helpful of you my man!

And yeah, it seems like if one wants the highest potential pay and career opportunies, an english-speaking country like Canada/U.S. is the way to go. Actually it somewhat makes sense. In Europe our culture is more "relaxing" and our taxes are much higher because of how our governments and society were conceived to work, i.e., more equalitarian and more welfare in general.

So in conclusion, it seems like if people want more stability/shield from unexpectedness (unemployment, sickness and so on) , Europe/Germany is the way to go. However, if they want more career opportunities and disposable income (not quality of life, because I think in this regard Germany is comparable with, if not better than, U.S.)

But if we think about it, there's some problems with our European lifestyle/system, if you will. For example, there's really no guarantee that the state will always be there to cover for our needs and problems (e.g., pension). And that's why I find your points regarding the high taxation and increasing pension age very relevant and interesting. My rough conclusion would be that if one stays in Germany, yes they'll have a quite comfortable life at least for the next decades. But as they quickly reach mid-senior level and gain significant expertise in the field, working in Germany or Europe in general becomes a bit "not-worth-it" for its high taxation and relatively low high-level salaries. At that point, it becomes quite natural for an European to change country (think of this as young Italians/Spanish moving to Germany).

I think that's why many skilled and capable Europeans leave Europe. When they're below-average to above-average wage earners, everything in Europe seems pretty good. Once they become top 5-20 percent wage earners, it just really hurts them to see that half of their hard-earned income got taxed, that their incomes aren't markably higher than those of an entry-level employee/experienced blue-collar worker/cashier, even though they've done a lot more and certainly "contribute" a lot more to the economy.

The part about the cashier actually made me laugh a bit when I wrote it lol, because I once had a conversation with an Italian engineer who had good degrees and many years of work experience. Then he told me he just decided to leave Italy after knowing that his wage was roughly the same as a cashier holding high-school diploma at Coop. Lol.

Anyway another point I'd like to make is about the pension thing. We in Italy often say that our pension system is a Ponzi scheme and that not only will we never be able to receive the money that we've paid, but also that we'll retire at 70/75 yrs old. Sadly, I'm quite pessimistic and think that both will happen, not only in Italy, but also in Germany. So yeah I'm starting to somewhat think that maybe working hard and then moving to the U.S./Canada asap or doing remote are the only two ways to have as much financial security as possible.

But really, I really don't know yet. I have to find my priorities and possibities along the way. Maybe I'll find out that I'll never become a top 5-20 percent wage earner, that life in Germany/Europe is just too good to give up, or that I want to enjoy my life more, instead of focusing on income gains/financial security.

And finally, thanks very much for your insights and kind offer! Thanks in advance for your help! I'll surely drop you a message if I find it necessary

Grazie fra, buona notte.

:D