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achierius • yesterday at 8:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

No, it isn't. This is an incredibly modern phenomenon. We see examples of peoples moving en masse throughout history, yes, but the idea that everyday individuals should expect to leave their community is an incredibly recent one. Such would have seemed monstrous to people even a few hundred years ago. Fun fact: Socrates wasn't actually sentenced to death, he was sentenced to death or exile, and chose death over having to leave his home behind.

> Millions of people migrate every year today

A just society that doesn't force them to.


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AndrewKemendo • today at 12:01 AM

The entire colonization of the planet by humans from 250,000BC to today would argue otherwise

We’re physically built to be mobile - the extent you can take your community with you has always been relevant

I’m sitting in Virginia USA with 50% of my neighbors being migrant families of 5+ people usually across three generations

I’m not sure what data you’re working with. In fact there a whole lot of ignorant politicians that want to stop migration precisely because of how valuable of a tool it is.