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0 pointstuckerman7h ago0 comments

They are saying the opposite. People have been coming to America for higher education and staying here and that has historically benefited the US. And that seems to be changing.

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jryio7h ago

I am also saying the same thing. They are commenting that the flight of human capital was coming from abroad and is no longer.

However that's not what brain drain means. You would say "Iran had a brain drain in the 70s" not "America was brain draining Iran" makes no sense.

ori_b7h ago

In other words, you understood perfectly and are deciding to quibble about phrasing rather than substance.

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jryio7h ago

I am also saying the same thing. They are commenting that the flight of human capital was coming from abroad and is no longer.

However that's not what brain drain means. You would say "Iran had a brain drain in the 70s" not "America was brain draining Iran" makes no sense.

ori_b7h ago

In other words, you understood perfectly and are deciding to quibble about phrasing rather than substance.

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