The part where he spent the year 2020 in a russian slave labour prison might help explain his difficulty getting a job. Plus as a russian national living in russia, FAANG is not exactly knocking at his door.

Why do you bring up FAANG? Is that the bar now, be unemployed and beg for money or work at FAANG?

I myself have left the country but I have some friends who are still there, they consult just fine and get paid. Including for foreign businesses.

I used FAANG as a shorthand for "big international tech companies that pay a lot". Glad to hear though that there are lots opportunites for tech folk in Russia to make good money.

> I used FAANG as a shorthand for "big international tech companies that pay a lot".

Uhh… Yes and that's my point? He could earn 50-100 USD per hour, which would get him a more than decent lifestyle in Russia. Why would someone pick between Lots Of Money and begging and not accept an alternative between that would allow him to keep doing OSS while feeding his family? This whole plea just doesn't compute with me.

> Glad to hear though that there are lots opportunites for tech folk in Russia to make good money.

It's not good money, it's just money to live okay. And it's not in Russia, it's everywhere. Internet, it did wonders.