Well definitely that too, I just mentioned the part that's also the pretense in case of Russia. Of course Russia is also trying to dial back rights for everyone but rich men (white is default there anyway).

I can actually say I'm not in the US market myself, largely because of the recent developments - there's a type of incredibly niche enterprise-focused software for a particular industry in the US market only, that I'm very familiar with, could (with help of course) build a significantly better competitor than any of the incumbents, and best of all, the current players all are incredibly expensive, so I could charge half, or even less, and have no trouble paying staff. But I'm just not doing it, despite it being a potential ticket to becoming a multimillionaire later in life.

Trouble is, among the people I'd have to move to the US with myself, and whose help I'd like in the project (so family members who'd live with me and potential engineers to help me), there are some women and LGBTQ folk. We're all white so ICE isn't as much of an issue as it would be for someone of darker complexion, but the whole eroding women's and LGBTQ folks' rights issue would be a problem for those close to me, therefore a problem for me.

To be fair, it would've been extremely challenging anyway. I have connections in the target industry and I've worked towards building an MVP, but the financial aspect of it all is problematic. Money to get certified for a bunch of things, money to hire people because one man can never do everything alone, etc. Can't get small business loans in the US as a foreigner anymore, etc.