Is it time to emigrate?

As a software engineer, it’s really demoralising how my colleagues in America are earning pretty much twice my wage. The employment market was also brutal before I got this job. Going to America would probably be a better move if I’m going to stay in tech.

More broadly, everything in this country feels like it’s getting worse. Cant get my phone out without lads trying to snatch it, no one can buy a house, we pay extortionate taxes for terrible public services, and the social fabric seems like it’s starting to fray. Maybe it’s the seasonal affective disorder but everything here seems bleak. Is anyone else looking to leave?