Why do many people who do great things choose to physically or legally distance themselves from their home countries?
On the surface, this phenomenon may involve betrayal or flight, but at a strategic level, there are several root causes behind it:
The boundaries of space determine the boundaries of action
Where the regulatory system is not transparent, speech is restricted, and property rights are not stably protected, entrepreneurs or innovators face institutional uncertainty rather than institutional incentives.
Succeeded in nationalisation, failed and imprisoned
And when you move your entity, place of incorporation, or even your personal identity to a more open jurisdiction – e.g. Cayman, Dubai, Singapore – you have institutional-level immunity. Many times, staying away from the motherland is not because of betrayal, but in order to retain the ability to gamble for a long time.
The financial system determines how much can be done
Funding is the fuel for a project to make it bigger, not a prize for getting things done
The financial system of most developing economies is closed and highly intersecting. In this context, financing often needs to focus on politics and resources, rather than relying solely on business models, technical logic, and market demand.
Outside of your home country, you can use USDT/USDC to settle at any time, connect with international VCs, and even directly map shares to the chain for the issuance and trading of governance tokens - this is a completely different growth model.
Social structure influences fault tolerance
The motherland often means acquaintance society, identity binding, and class solidification. If you come from an ordinary background, you may have a bad reputation for a lifetime by trial and error in the local environment; And in a new jurisdiction, in an unfamiliar social structure, you have the right to redefine yourself.
This is essential for those who do great things: there is no long-termism without a second chance
Geography is a metaphor for politics
When you are close to the centre, you may have more resources, but you are also more likely to be monitored, manipulated, and used as pawns; And when you take the initiative to distance yourself and build a nomadic structure (remote registration, remote residence, multiple identities), you gain the right to negotiate, the right to choose, and the right to safety.
Doing great things is not by impulse, but by structural advantages. And structures often have to be created geographically.
Leaving is not the same as leaving, and being far away is for self-sustainment
Raise your head to look at the bright moon and bow your head to think of your hometown
Being in a foreign land and having a heart in Han, how could he have forgotten Yanhuang for a moment
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