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Which countries would benefit most from an American brain drain?

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43 points rustoo | 3 comments | 12 Apr 25 15:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. publicola1990 ◴[12 Apr 25 16:07 UTC] No.43665595[source]▶
India possibly. It's not much in the geopolitical discussion, but in 50 years time, may be earlier, India will have a larger economy than the US. That will truly be then end of the "American Age". Whole playbook which has been applied to USSR, China won't apply either.

Even as on today, moving to India and Indonesia and similar countries will bring similar quality of life that people get in the US at a lower cost. Rents, Healthcare, labour all are much cheaper. Interest rates are much higher.

You'll even get things like quick-commerce, which isn't really taking-off in the US.

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2. dtech ◴[12 Apr 25 16:13 UTC] No.43665656[source]▶
That's not super relevant now. The university graduates of today will be 70+ by then.
3. autobodie ◴[12 Apr 25 16:18 UTC] No.43665704[source]▶
A larger economy but drastically more inequality and a despicable caste system.