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Brain drain is a real phenomenon and a real problem. Your personal feelings about it are irrelevant.

thematrixturtle 4y ago
It's a "problem" only if you assume nation-states own the brains of their citizens, and have the right to dictate that they stay within their borders. There's a lot of brains draining from Russia right now due to Putin's policies. Should we deport them all back to Russia?
- Kbelicius 4y ago
  > It's a "problem" only if you assume nation-states own the brains of their citizens It is a problem for a nation-state whether you assume that nation-state owns the brains of their citizens or not. > There's a lot of brains draining from Russia right now due to Putin's policies. Should we deport them all back to Russia? Nobody said anything like that. You should respond to what was written and not to what is in your head.
WalterBright 4y ago
If countries don't want a brain drain, perhaps they should adopt more of the policies of countries their brains are escaping to.
- actually_a_dog 4y ago
  Did you seriously just tell entire countries "have you tried not being poor?"
  - whatarethembits 4y ago
    There's no honour in getting your family killed by illiterate religious fanatics based on how your name sounds "for the greater good". So yes, the onus IS on those large collection of people (country) to recognise that their stone age era values and behaviours are driving away people who might give them a fighting chance to compete in the modern world.
  - loco5niner 4y ago
    It's policy and corruption (not to mention war) that makes the people poor in the first place.
  - WalterBright 4y ago
    People complain when the US takes over a country and tries to fix it. So yeah, it's up to the citizens.
blackoil 4y ago
Brain drain is a real phenomenon but may not be a real problem. I don't know of any country which is suffering or whose growth is hindered because of lack of brainpower.

It's a "problem" only if you assume nation-states own the brains of their citizens, and have the right to dictate that they stay within their borders. There's a lot of brains draining from Russia right now due to Putin's policies. Should we deport them all back to Russia?

Kbelicius 4y ago
> It's a "problem" only if you assume nation-states own the brains of their citizens It is a problem for a nation-state whether you assume that nation-state owns the brains of their citizens or not. > There's a lot of brains draining from Russia right now due to Putin's policies. Should we deport them all back to Russia? Nobody said anything like that. You should respond to what was written and not to what is in your head.

WalterBright 4y ago

If countries don't want a brain drain, perhaps they should adopt more of the policies of countries their brains are escaping to.

actually_a_dog 4y ago
Did you seriously just tell entire countries "have you tried not being poor?"
- whatarethembits 4y ago
  There's no honour in getting your family killed by illiterate religious fanatics based on how your name sounds "for the greater good". So yes, the onus IS on those large collection of people (country) to recognise that their stone age era values and behaviours are driving away people who might give them a fighting chance to compete in the modern world.
- loco5niner 4y ago
  It's policy and corruption (not to mention war) that makes the people poor in the first place.
- WalterBright 4y ago
  People complain when the US takes over a country and tries to fix it. So yeah, it's up to the citizens.

blackoil 4y ago

Brain drain is a real phenomenon but may not be a real problem. I don't know of any country which is suffering or whose growth is hindered because of lack of brainpower.