Why US

  1. better pay: Apparently 30% higher

On average the people I know in the US are capable of saving ~30k$ despite doing things like traveling and spending money on gas and other luxuries. I can save 15k on a good year and by working at the multi-national companies. I suspect their bonuses and increase in salaries are much higher than I have here in NL.

  1. Cryonics: More scope for it in the US. Even in a developed country like Netherlands, there is no cryonics facility. The closest there is is I think in Russia. A lot of bad reviews about being flown to Russia in time. Although it can be expected that it will soon pick up in Europe, I am not sure it is guaranteed as it appears not much has happened in the last few years.

  2. Better Opportunities:

80k hours suggests to do a graduate degree in the US as opposed to say UK, possibly for above reasons. This is the only reliable information I have. Others are word of mouth, which I am not sure can be taken seriously or can be used to make decisions.

  1. English speaking, very important country in the world.

Where US sucks?

  1. Pension? retirement
  2. general hours of working?~ lack of work life balance
  3. Very few vacation days
  4. hire and fire policy