I think you'd have a good time doing GSOC, though I think this year's already gone...
Something else that could be done, though I'm not sure how UK unis work, is that you could look for research openings around labs, C is pretty often around legacy research code.
I think the last thing, crypto companies. As someone said, the general market isn't too great right now, crypto bros are the most open minded people regarding employment. Specially if you can contribute to their OSS projects.
> Many people choose to sacrifice an additional portion of their income (on top of what they already pay in taxes) to access these services privately.
In Brazil you pay taxes which are supposed to grant you health care, education, safety. None of that happens, so you pay (again) for private school, healthcare, insurance and so on. Anyone that lives/lived there knows this.
I've replied to a comment with this but I'll leave it here.
Reducing inequality in Brazil (even a tiny amount) is a DEAD SIMPLE problem that is not in any way related to the government taking more money from people (rich or poor), but, rather, in taking LESS money:
> The collection of federal taxes on the reserve base, shows that of the amount collected by the IRS of Brazil, the majority of the taxes are based on consumption, with approximately 53% on average of the funds raised by Revenue Federal Brazil and continue accounting for more than half of tax (52%) charged by the agency. This tax structure is even more perverse when we add the taxes collected at the state and municipal levels, which bring in the largest source of revenue. The tax burden on consumption is regressive. In Brazil those who earn up to twice the minimum wage spend 26% of their income to pay indirect taxes, while the tax burden for families with income higher than 30 times the minimum wage amounts to only 7%. Excessive taxation on consumption depresses demand directly affecting the economy, reducing the consumption of the middle and lower income families.
We're talking about a country where minimum wage is 260ish dollars a month, and a macbook costs TWICE what it costs in the US, where people make much more. We're structured in a way where only rich people have access to anything. You can tax said rich people more, but they'll just keep being the ones that can afford anything at all.
The state is anything but the solution in the Brazilian scenery. Full of incompetent/ignorant people who only have ambitions of further enriching themselves.
The brightest minds leave the country or aren't able to reach its full potential.
We're talking about a country where the government has repeatedly been found of the largest corruptions schemes in human history.
Yep, this is absolutely correct. I don't see how people don't realize this, the simplest way to make brazil less unequal is to REDUCE tax!
From wiki:
> The collection of federal taxes on the reserve base, shows that of the amount collected by the IRS of Brazil, the majority of the taxes are based on consumption, with approximately 53% on average of the funds raised by Revenue Federal Brazil and continue accounting for more than half of tax (52%) charged by the agency. This tax structure is even more perverse when we add the taxes collected at the state and municipal levels, which bring in the largest source of revenue. The tax burden on consumption is regressive. In Brazil those who earn up to twice the minimum wage spend 26% of their income to pay indirect taxes, while the tax burden for families with income higher than 30 times the minimum wage amounts to only 7%. Excessive taxation on consumption depresses demand directly affecting the economy, reducing the consumption of the middle and lower income families.
Taxing the rich will solve nothing (and let's be honest, this government is not aiming nor has the capacity to enforce it). Something much simpler is just let people be able to consume things, by removing taxes and cutting spending (probably not even necessary given how much the state already takes from its people).
Super simple, but, as usual, we love to overcomplicate it and play the popularity game.
Yes, via FAANG jobs lol. That's one of the few realistic ways young people nowadays can afford to spend a considerable amount of time learning the ins and outs of very complex OSS
I recently got an offer to work in Sao Paulo, 3 days from home, 2 in office. FAANG-like company. Can't seem to make myself accept, the city is almost Gotham nowadays.
I live in the UK now. Incredibly safe city in the countryside. Just can't imagine myself looking over my shoulder all the time, or wanting that. Even though I'd be "well off", by our standards, which frankly are not that high.
Brazil, without being actually rich, is a major decrease in quality of life.
So interesting. I cannot help but wonder how it must be to live such an eventful life. Surely it must feel as uneventful as others, with small patches of action?
Something else that could be done, though I'm not sure how UK unis work, is that you could look for research openings around labs, C is pretty often around legacy research code.
I think the last thing, crypto companies. As someone said, the general market isn't too great right now, crypto bros are the most open minded people regarding employment. Specially if you can contribute to their OSS projects.