But its a larger fraction than ever before in history, its pretty safe to say. So the problem is perhaps the smallest its been, and declining. That's a positive thing.
I may have misunderstood? There was a comment saying not everyone was willing to do this, then you said but more people are than ever before in history, which is positive, no? Did I misunderstand?
But you're right, sorry, I could have phrased my reply in a way that was more explicit about not putting words into your mouth.
I should have just put it in my own words, without projection:
You say, if I'm understanding, that it's a great thing that never before in history have so many been willing to leave family, friends, and country behind. When I see that so many people are leaving family, friends, and everything they know behind for other countries, when they are moving from poorer countries to richer ones, what I see is that quality of life is so unequal across the planet, and people are so desperate. While meanwhile most rich countries are doing their best to keep out these desperate people hoping to leave everything they knew behind for a chance at a secure and dignified life. This to me does not seem like a positive thing. People should better be able to find safety, security, and dignity without having to leave behind their family, friends, and country.
The world has changed.
Hm - I roll to doubt. I think there's an idea in the USA (and the west more broadly) that the quality of life in wealthy countries is Good and the quality of life in poor countries is Terrible For Everyone. (At least, everyone but the ultra-wealthy).
Thats reductive, and (perhaps unfairly) I'm pattern matching your comment to that perspective.
The quality of life for most people in Bangladesh is way better than the quality of life anyone living in a tent city in SF / LA. I doubt many people living in tents in Oakland are scrambling to move to Bangladesh, for kind of obvious reasons. (Its scary, language barrier, culture barriers, no extended support networks, flights are expensive if you're poor, etc etc.) I think it works the same way in reverse.
It's true but misses a broader picture. There are only ~0.5M homeless people in the US [1], or 0.1% of the population. What fraction of Bangladesh lives in that state? Being from the Indian subcontinent and having traveled extensively around the globe, I assure you that that is a much higher fraction and that the quality of life in the US is far far superior than what you'd find in a lot of third world countries.
[1] https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homeless...