Re: Musk et al.

On Mon, 17 Feb 2025, Lars Poulsen wrote:

On 2025-02-17, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

Red, rural and bible-thumping US. It is my belief, that if you stick to
rural areas in the US, the surveillance will be a minimum. Other areas
I've considered are switzerland (the southern italien part),
liechtenstein, the channel islands, the isle of man.
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If you are of a socialist bent, iceland could also be a small, more or
less forgotten place, in the middle of nowhere. =)

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On Mon, 17 Feb 2025, Lars Poulsen wrote:

But will Iceland grant you residency?
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Iceland is in Schengen, so you can visit (it's a "domestic flight" from
Frankfurt or Copenhagen). And a bit of Googling teaches me that EU and
EFTA citizens can live in Iceland without a visa.
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Non-EU, non-Scandinavians ... not so easy.

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On 2025-02-17, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

Not only is there Schengen, there is also a nordic treaty which name
escapes me for the moment, which makes it super easy for scandinavians to
move around, and it also covers iceland I think. I do know plenty of
icelanders move to scandinavia since they are bored with iceland.

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Hmm, yes, could be more difficult, but since you are danish by birth, and
perhaps still have your citizenship, I think it should be pretty easy for
you to relocate to iceland. For your daughter... difficult to say.

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I would be very surprised to find myself leaving "New Denmark" (a.k.a.
California). My daughter might move to Denmark, but not Iceland.

Well, I think she should try it for at least 6 months or 12 months, just for the experience. Working in the academic sector, maybe it would be possible to get a sabbatical?

You, on the other hand might rediscover your ancestry - but what about
your wife? She would probably not be able to practice law there.

Oh, I've been to iceland enough times for a lifetime. I have very little interest in exploring my ancestry, beyond what I have been told by my parents. My father, is trying to push me to reconnect with relatives in iceland, but I have zero interest in that.
As for the wife, yes, this is a problem with a law degree. Currently, her plan is to eitehr give up lawyering, since she is not so happy with her career choice, or, switch to GDPR/EU law and try to land a remote job somewhere at a european company, or possibly a non-profit. I think she probably would have to go down in salary though, compared with her current jobs which she hates, and I am trying to say that since she hates it, and since I can more than provide for us both, maybe for her mental health and enjoyment of life, it could be worth it?
To be continued! As the saying goes...
But we've decided to sell my apartment in the east, and live the nomadic life style for a year or so. In my apartment the community decided on 24/7 camera surveillance and I cannot accept this. Hence we're leaving.
Also, with inflation, it's become quite expensive to live here, so by settling on a combination of spain, sweden, and a third country (to be decided) the cost of living would be cut by 25% or so, which is also a nice thing! =)