@alex @crunklord420 @holot The main advantage of poor european countries is the low cost and high lifestyle you can maintain compared to the west. You have fresh food the sort you'd get at the most expensive organic markets in the USA straight from street vendors. You have cheap housing, and good access to services many americans can only dream of (light rail, cheap air travel, luggage storage at the airport and train station).
The main downside is that you live near few smart people. There can also be loneliness issues: even if you speak the local language well, it will never be as good as your english.
I think if you meet most of your smart friends online already then it's a no-brainer to move out of the west, which has many issues, only a few of which have been mentioned in this thread.