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The US should have focused on being a desirable destination for top STEM workers instead of taking a nationalist turn in 2016 and allowing gun culture to scare
by smt88 5y ago
The US should have focused on being a desirable destination for top STEM workers instead of taking a nationalist turn in 2016 and allowing gun culture to scare foreigners away.
Brain-drain of other, more oppressive countries is what made America great (insofar as there was ever anything great about it) and special.
- donkarma 5y agoit still is
- smt88 5y agoYou're right, but it's not binary. We aren't as desirable as we used to be. There are now countries with better health care, better social programs, and less violence. There are increasing numbers of countries with excellent tech companies to work for. The US is still probably among the friendliest countries to foreigners, but our last president projected an unwelcoming image (and created some incredibly cruel policies) that may give potential immigrants the wrong idea.
- seanw444 5y agoGun culture? Really? I doubt many foreigners care about the devastating dangers of the 2nd amendment when they're deciding to come research or work here.
- smt88 5y agoThey don't care about the 2nd Amendment, they care about the enormous quantity of gun deaths per capita compared to other developed nations
- seanw444 5y agoPer capita? What a pointless statistic. There are states that have functionally erased 2A, that have far higher gun violence than pro-2A states. If they choose to go to New York or California, then wonderful. They can deal with getting mugged if they walk down the wrong street. Otherwise, they can go to Utah. "Silicon Slopes" if you will. Thriving software dev work, minimal gun violence, very pro-2A.