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I don't agree. Yes in one sense people are all the same. But differences in each country really do matter. As do cultural differences.

I grew up in the US but I've lived in South Africa for nearly 10 years. I've also lived in Switzerland and Mexico.

So I've seen enough of a range of how people live to know there are better and worse conditions. Maybe there is no true perfect country or culture, but there are definitely tradeoffs.

You might love the culture and hate the government, or love the government but hate the culture.

Like I love how friendly South Africans are, but my God the government is so corrupt. I love how the Swiss government works, but Swiss people aren't known for being easy to make friends with. God forbid you flush the toilet after 10pm.

So depending on what you are optimizing for, some places really are better than others.



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