> in the interest of the countries being brain-drained Countries where the government is happier to see smart, educated people go to secure its own leechy posi

> in the interest of the countries being brain-drained Countries where the government is happier to see smart, educated people go to secure its own leechy position? Where there is little industry in the first place, what there is is owned by a few oligarchs, and mostly focused on “national security” projects like blocking Google Maps and cloning it. Competition is the only thing that can stop exploitation. These countries don’t lack for “brains,” they just have too many parasites.