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[Luis @luisgc93]

@calvinfroedge Awesome thread. I spent a couple of weeks in Panama City this year. The heat was terrible and everything seemed overpriced (Europe prices basically). Locals were very friendly. Not much to do or see in the city but cool nature spots around the country.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@freedomfiles_ I'd gladly pay up to 20% to live somewhere civilised (direct democracy, low crime, subsidised healthcare and education and no corruption). Switzerland kind of fits the bill but it's a bit too boring. >20% starts to feel like theft IMO.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@Thunder2Chungus @Iberianamerica I thought Medellin was the opposite (good restaurants, good value and even safe), but then again I live in Quito which is a bit of a shithole so I might be biased

[Luis @luisgc93]

@Thunder2Chungus @Iberianamerica I thought Colombia in general was quite cheap (at least a lot cheaper than Panama and Ecuador). What cities in latam are better value for money than Medellin?

[Luis @luisgc93]

@levelsio Literally this. We got 1.5k applications at my company last month and 90% were garbage. It’s so easy to stand out.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@levelsio These sound spot on. I’d like to hear you roast Spain next 🇪🇸

[Luis @luisgc93]

@da_ben_dan @levelsio Entrepreneurs, investors and businesses bring money and jobs, not tech workers. Most nomads are not entrepreneurs.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@levelsio Wow… if Spain is more business friendly then Portugal has a lot of work to do

[Luis @luisgc93]

@levelsio What’s the point of attracting foreign tech talent anyways? A bunch of Americans with comfy jobs making 200k are not going to care about the local start up scene.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@jamesnuveen I think this is country-specific. In the US you get almost nothing. In Europe you at least get good infrastructure, healthcare and education (but corruption is still a big problem)

[Luis @luisgc93]

@SergioRocks Pays location independent salaries -> to make top 💰

[Luis @luisgc93]

@levelsio the oura ring is more comfortable and there's no annoying notifications.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@jamesnuveen Paciencia hermano! Picture looks like Madrid

[Luis @luisgc93]

@jamesnuveen Nice! How you reduce your tax bill in Colombia?

[Luis @luisgc93]

@RebelMasculine @dr_eclect_pays @MyLatinLife Yep, the coast is mostly very 3rd world. The only advantage is the low taxes. Quito and Cuenca are nice though.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@AntonioGoBe si bajas las cotizaciones sociales, el SMI incluso se podría subir

[Luis @luisgc93]

@Valaco7 @wallstwolverine En Ecuador gobierna la derecha

[Luis @luisgc93]

@joantubau esto del coliving es más bien gentrificación que otra cosa. Suelen ser para trabajadores en remoto con sueldos potentes (ej. product managers de San Francisco que pagan encantados 2000 pavos/mes por una habitación en Lisboa o BCN)

[Luis @luisgc93]

@ignavegas En mi opinión son todas buenas pero las historias, los protas y las conclusiones son muy muy similares. Sumisión y La posibilidad de una isla son mis favoritas.

[Luis @luisgc93]

@jamesnuveen Check out Menorca as well