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The value and commensurate compensation of talent depends on location. Proximity to colleagues, decision makers, and capital.

Somebody has to sacrifice to be the first to start something like that in their own country.

In America we built companies art and music out of our garages just for the love of it... not because "that's where the compensation was."

You guys move around for opportunity all the time.

Some not most

I think you meant all. All moves when disaster comes.

Meanwhile where there is food there is no need to move.

some people are farmers

Farmers move too when disaster comes. You are out of job, out of food, you move.

Meanwhile where there is food there is no need to move.

What are you talking about? Is this fact or romance? The country certainly did not become what it is through love of sacrifice.