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@Velocio
For me, moving is more about the ECHR.
I don't want to live in a country that doesn't have it. And it's pretty incredible that the Tories want to scrap it given that the British wrote the thing, and the author was a Tory too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Maxwell_Fyfe,_1st_Earl_of_Kilmuir
As for the idea that I've gone from poverty when young, sleeping rough in late teens, and finally have a good career and that the UK tech industry is now going to face decades of regression whilst Berlin grows (and Amsterdam and Barcelona follow behind)... well, I'd rather have a future of growth than stagnation.
I spent the last 2 weeks waiting for the referendum to decide whether to apply for a good job in the retail sector with a company I really like, it'd be a promotion, but it's well within my capabilities and comfort zone.
But the prospect of deflation, it being a UK specific company selling luxury items, combined with the loss of security that being employed by a global company provides... this means that the outcome of the referendum means that even though I would love the job and was already thinking of how I could really make a big splash and do a lot of good work there... that now I'm not even going to apply for it.
Staying with a role that is less challenging, but very secure long-term as we have a massive and diverse range of customers across the globe and many verticals, as well as having a very good and stable salary as well as equity in USD, plus with the possibility of either an EU or US move. It's a no-brainer.