throwaway_tvs

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   by throwaway_tvs 8y ago

   You might be right to the first order about language, but having a 'colonial' system is very insidious IMO. First it means that a large fraction of the population is implicitly denied resources to develop their abilities. Second i
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   by throwaway_tvs 8y ago

   I really admire Israel on the intellectual front. This is a nation that starts using an obscure liturgical language (Hebrew) at the turn of the 19th century, and today has Silicon Wadi which is second only to SV, the highest proportion of P
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   by throwaway_tvs 8y ago

   That said, I have great respect for some of the Professors who move back to India; working at salaries lower than their RA stipends.
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   by throwaway_tvs 8y ago

   India's is a sad state. It is partly to do with the fact that the nation maintains (rather proudly IMO) the colonial structure of being a mere 'training ground' for Engineers and Scientists before they move to the US/UK