I have a very similar background. The elite schools he talks about after passing those exams early. Hundreds of exercises, day after day, for a decade on end, classes, after school programs. Eventually a PhD.
I'm a human being, not some statistic to bolster the GDP of some corrupt country that doesn't give a damn about me. It's not "brain drain" it's just building a better life for yourself. Other countries want to give me a better life, to give my kids a better life, where they don't need to deal with corrupt cops that shake us down, doctors that demand bribes to provide the most basic care, wars, etc.
> Brain drain is a sad reality few try to counter.
My extended family was abused, expropriated, and at times just killed for centuries by the political system of these countries while not letting us leave. I'm so glad that my generation is the last one to have any ties to that place. Everyone in my family got educated and left.
Brain drain is the best thing that's ever happened to us. It's not something to counter.
> My extended family was abused, expropriated, and at times just killed for centuries by the political system of these countries while not letting us leave. I'm so glad that my generation is the last one to have any ties to that place. Everyone got educated and left.
> Brain drain is the best thing that's ever happened to us. It's not something to counter.
When people say countering brain drain, they typically mean stopping the things that lead to it, not forcing people to stay in miserable conditions. So, in this instance, stopping the abusing, expropriating, and killing.
The point of "brain drain" is not to accuse those who leave of anything. The point is that, judging from the perspective of the country itself, or from that of the people who stay, having all your brightest minds leave is devastating.
And, as others have mentioned, forcing people to stay against their will is not what anyone wants as a cure to brain drain. The point is exactly to try to create the appropriate conditions to make people not want to leave, so they can help repair and improve the damage of many generations past.
I can't agree more. I'm from China, and did Math Olympiad before as well and ended up in US. And most of good ones are here as well, except those would works well with that system.
I have a very similar background. The elite schools he talks about after passing those exams early. Hundreds of exercises, day after day, for a decade on end, classes, after school programs. Eventually a PhD.
I'm a human being, not some statistic to bolster the GDP of some corrupt country that doesn't give a damn about me. It's not "brain drain" it's just building a better life for yourself. Other countries want to give me a better life, to give my kids a better life, where they don't need to deal with corrupt cops that shake us down, doctors that demand bribes to provide the most basic care, wars, etc.
> Brain drain is a sad reality few try to counter.
My extended family was abused, expropriated, and at times just killed for centuries by the political system of these countries while not letting us leave. I'm so glad that my generation is the last one to have any ties to that place. Everyone in my family got educated and left.
Brain drain is the best thing that's ever happened to us. It's not something to counter.