Comments on: The Next Brain Drain http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/06/03/the-next-brain-drain/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim H http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/06/03/the-next-brain-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-12937 Jim H Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:56:45 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=11688#comment-12937 Buzzcut, I agree, the current administration is not going to be up for open competition. Not when you have a vested interest in keeping union voters employed, and (you the government) own 60% of a car compnay. Buzzcut,
I agree, the current administration is not going to be up for open competition. Not when you have a vested interest in keeping union voters employed, and (you the government) own 60% of a car compnay.

]]> By: Buzzcut http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/06/03/the-next-brain-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-12903 Buzzcut Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:27:32 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=11688#comment-12903 I don't see why you constantly call this "brain drain" a negative. This is one of the most positive developments in all of human history! Seriously, the two most populous countries on earth have come out of their socialist slumber and are trying to become modern at a breakneck pace. They will achieve what took us 150 years to achieve in a decade or two. If that means that Chinese nationals have more opportunity in China, or Indian nationals in India, well, that's a good thing. We need to embrace this competition, not fear it. It should motivate us to become more competitive, educated, harder working, productive, etc. Alas, I fear that in the face of this competition, we will become less open. Rather than standing up to this competition, we will seek ways to avoid it (protectionism, perhaps, but also the abandonment of industries or professions that compete with China or India). I don’t see why you constantly call this “brain drain” a negative. This is one of the most positive developments in all of human history!

Seriously, the two most populous countries on earth have come out of their socialist slumber and are trying to become modern at a breakneck pace. They will achieve what took us 150 years to achieve in a decade or two.

If that means that Chinese nationals have more opportunity in China, or Indian nationals in India, well, that’s a good thing.

We need to embrace this competition, not fear it. It should motivate us to become more competitive, educated, harder working, productive, etc.

Alas, I fear that in the face of this competition, we will become less open. Rather than standing up to this competition, we will seek ways to avoid it (protectionism, perhaps, but also the abandonment of industries or professions that compete with China or India).

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