You can choose which part you want, however where exactly is random based on the birth rate (if a region has a higher birth rate it is more likely that you are born there). What part would you choose and why?

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    You should travel more if you think the US is some universal paradise. It has good areas and bad areas like any country

    I’ve been to communities in West Virginia that have no running water. Or large swaths of Mississippi that have little to jo infrastructure, and even fewer economic opportunities

    The US is a big place with incredible disparity

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      Ok but here’s the thing…in the US you are free to buy a Greyhound bus ticket and go to any major metropolis if you choose and seek gainful employment

      If you stay away from drugs, don’t have kids out of wedlock, and don’t make stupid choices …you WILL not fail in America. Even if you do fail you can live quite comfortably with a mediocre job.

      Meanwhile…in Honduras…

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        Pre-2025, I’d partially agree with you.

        Right now? Probably not. The country is undergoing autocratization, I would not consider the current regime a democracy, its a hybrid regime at best.

        Maybe in 4 years, the institution will uphold and the rule of law will recover, but if you asked me today to choose a country to reincarnate to, the USA would not be anywhere near #1.

        Of couse its still better than North Korea or Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan, but I wouldn’t willing choose the US if I had the rest of the world to choose from. (EU looks like a decent option right now)