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This phenomenon is quite widespread in [[Real Life]], as [[wikipedia:Brain drain|the other Wiki can testify]].
In a way,
In individual cases, [[The Peter Principle]] can also be used to subvert
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* During a given countries "golden age" it has often been common for adventurous immigrants to swarm over there to find opportunities. For instance, several conquerors have had scholars and artists crowding their courts simply because the prestige attracts. This naturally causes a
** By the same principle, countries going through particularly bad times experience an exodus of the talented to anywhere else, which naturally makes ending those bad times more difficult. Perhaps the most famous example of this phenomenon is the [[Berlin Wall]], which was in large part erected to prevent skilled people from leaving East Germany (and instead had the unintended effect of keeping precisely those people in East Germany who were unskilled at climbing walls).
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