It all depends on your position, or frame of reference. No doubt it is self harm, when viewed against the well being and progress of the country as a whole. On

It all depends on your position, or frame of reference. No doubt it is self harm, when viewed against the well being and progress of the country as a whole. On the other hand, for the individuals and systems that appear to determine what actually happens in Serbia, having this brain drain might be everything but a problem. In fact, it might be their main source of profit, power and success. It's a lot easier to convince/coerce uneducated and desperate people, into supporting things that are eventually against their own interests. Just providing short term benefits that make them appear better off than all "other" people is usually enough. It doesn't matter that it's a pyramid construction and that everyone will eventually pay through their nose. The people who support such schemes usually either can't see how they are being played, or just don't have a "luxury" to even care about whatever might happen tomorrow (they just need whatever benefits they can grab now).