According to Durov, the United States is a “police state”, which is the leader in terms of the number of people in prison.
The following reasons he calls “inaccessible healthcare” and “limited cultural life”.
“Silicon Valley is a few villages with limited cultural life. The nearest city, San Francisco, is also far from a megalopolis, but has a high crime rate and a large number of homeless people, ”Durov wrote on his blog.
Two more reasons not to move to Silicon Valley, he calls "mediocre secondary education" and "high taxes."
Durov also talks about the “high cost of development,” since Silicon Valley, in his words, is “a place of high prices not only for real estate, but also for the high-tech business.”
The founder of Telegram calls the seventh reason “weak market prospects in the 21st century”.
“The United States is not the best place to live or to run an IT business,” he concludes.
He expressed confidence that if there is a choice, those wishing to leave Eastern Europe should definitely consider other options.
In 2017, Durov said that he decided to settle in Dubai due to favorable tax conditions.