I had to choose between California and Germany. It is a thing.

Did you have to choose? Or did you have the option? I would wager to bet that a significant amount of people in the US cant afford to move to another state.

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epistasis 3 days ago | parent [-]

Can you distinguish option and needing to choose here? Having an option would necessarily cause a need to choose.

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goykasi 3 days ago | parent [-]

I can confidently say yes. Choosing between working in two different countries separated by an entire ocean is an option. Moving to a different state is expensive for many, but moving to another continent is only afforded to a privileged minority.

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freetime2 3 days ago | parent [-]

Why is it relevant, though?

	▲	epistasis 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		That is my underlying question, by trying to find out what the difference is in the posters mind.

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toomuchtodo 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Interestingly, Germany is the third, and California the fourth, largest economies in the world.