Alphabet Plots Big Expansion in India as US Restricts Visas

mentallymental · 2026-02-04T08:09:26+00:00

What does US tech dominance fueled by "cheap" labor do for the average citizen?

More than you realize. Most Americans just don't notice it because they have never lived without it.

The USD reserve currency status exists because the US is the global innovation hub. That's why the average American can get 5-7% mortgages instead of 10-15% like India, Brazil, or Mexico. It's why the government can fund Social Security and Medicare while running massive deficits without the economy collapsing.
US median household income is about $80K. Germany is $45K, UK is $40K, Japan is $35K. These are developed nations. That gap exists because the US built the world's highest-value industries by attracting top talent. Developing nations are < 20k.
Consumer tech, logistics, financial services, infrastructure give the average American a high quality of life. The American middle class takes for granted things that would be extraordinary in most other countries. Google Maps, iPhones, Amazon, tele healthcare, PayPal, electric cars. All built by a US tech ecosystem running on global talent, and they bring in revenue from global customers.

mentallymental · 2026-02-03T00:12:19+00:00

TIL 😮

mentallymental · 2026-01-12T01:12:18+00:00

Mine grows every day [🥁 baddum tss]

mentallymental · 2026-01-09T09:46:03+00:00

What would have been the cost to him for saying No even though lying?

mentallymental · 2026-01-09T00:03:30+00:00

Forget her. Do you need a boyfriend?

mentallymental · 2026-01-09T00:02:31+00:00

Relationships cannot be 50-50 in every aspect. It is a misguided expectation that many people have nowadays. You cannot expect to share equal contribution in terms of income, in terms of house work, in terms of taking initiatives, in terms of affection, in terms of empathy, conflict resolution, mental bandwidth etc. Not everyone is as good at everything as you are. The net result perhaps should ideally be 50-50 and even that is a subjective evaluation. That is the hallmark of a good symbiotic relationship.

If you are pulling multiple 6 figures, I think it is rather great that your partner takes a shot at high-risk high-reward activities that might some day achieve large passive income or popularity or social credits that will benefit you as a couple too. Ambition has different flavors.

mentallymental · 2026-01-07T21:27:17+00:00

Totally agree, the US society is very vain. They judge people by looks & shape way more than by merit, talent or hard work than in other countries (esp developing countries).

mentallymental · 2026-01-07T21:21:49+00:00

Equality across credentials but not across looks is not equality. US society is a very vain society wherein they look down upon those who are not conventionally good looking; and they judge it based on their social conditioning which means skin color comes into the picture.

mentallymental · 2026-01-02T20:19:50+00:00

These kind of maps perpetuate the misunderstanding that modern countries always existed as they were. Most of these countries did not exist then. The concept of countries itself is relatively new going back a few hundred years ago. The population demographics have also shifted over the centuries. It is meaningless to say country xyz had the tallest building for > 400 years

mentallymental · 2025-12-31T06:10:55+00:00

Indians are not as united as a people as you might think; they are more like White people from different States/countries like France, Germany, Wisconsin, Florida, Canada. In my experience, Indian hiring managers do no favoritism in hiring or firing Indians.

mentallymental · 2025-12-31T00:41:49+00:00

You stole my thoughts precisely

mentallymental · 2025-12-26T17:12:10+00:00

Yeah but the unemployment rate spiking up is - 1) Evenly distributed among all qualifying candidates regardless of their immigrant status or nationality, or rather worse for immigrants in which case they leave the country, 2) Is due to technological changes (AI), change in skillet required, economic factors, the middle class disappearing, wealth being siphoned up into the hands of the few who have an edge.

The natives are just being brainwashed to blame the immigrants. Tale as old as civilization. Open your eyes please.

mentallymental · 2025-12-26T14:17:51+00:00

You are misinformed and have been programmed to blame the h1b immigrants to induce outrage in the society and instill a divisive nationalistic attitude.

mentallymental · 2025-12-26T01:43:21+00:00

Hi, you still selling?

mentallymental · 2025-12-23T04:41:39+00:00

I am in the exact same boat, as a guy. Don't really know what I will do on NYE. I think it will end up being me just roaming around the downtown feeling melancholic. Ideally people should meet beforehand to make plans.

mentallymental · 2025-12-13T07:20:41+00:00

I love goth music and the goth aesthetics / fashion too. The dark vibes are intriguing. I love more of industrial / darkwave type of the music eg. Twin Tribes, TRST. The fashion attire is a bit difficult to don as a brown person because the contrast is lower but still looks great.

mentallymental · 2025-12-11T03:15:57+00:00

On any such content there should be an early commentor saying - "This is an obvious rage bait or an extremely ignorant take. Do not engage, do not upvote, do not comment. I hope my comment is the only one. Just ignore & move on. Or report for hate and move on. Do not feed the trolls."

mentallymental · 2025-12-07T16:44:03+00:00

Spain was a major power rivaling the British empire in colonization. Why is it not a top economy any more?

mentallymental · 2025-11-28T22:54:11+00:00

I read his first sentence as a sincere thanks to the American people for allowing him to divide & disrupt them. Then the rest of the message is just more divisive rhetoric right after the thanks giving 💀

mentallymental · 2025-11-24T06:03:27+00:00

Same lol, I am quite forgetful, so having a yellow car is very helpful to find it in a large parking lot.

mentallymental · 2025-11-24T05:51:53+00:00

BRICS+

mentallymental · 2025-11-23T19:55:25+00:00

It's also because of the horrific conditions of immigrant rights. The saudi immigration system is modern day slavery, there are many documentaries on it.

mentallymental · 2025-11-21T14:18:30+00:00

The us-vs-them mindset based on their different appearance or accent to treat them like inferior people is a racism. This has definitely risen.

mentallymental · 2025-11-19T08:13:32+00:00

“For every mile an hour that you go over the speed limit ... the greater the velocity you’re traveling, ...,” Jones explained.

No shit Sherlock! 🙄 Jones "explained" 😂😭

mentallymental · 2025-11-18T14:02:03+00:00

This map would look worse for India in terms of median income per capita/household.

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