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This phenomenon is quite widespread in [[Real Life]], as [[wikipedia:Brain drain|the other Wiki can testify]]. |
This phenomenon is quite widespread in [[Real Life]], as [[wikipedia:Brain drain|the other Wiki can testify]]. |
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In a way, '''Brain Drain''' is the opposite of [[The Peter Principle]]. However these are opposites that happily coexist and help each other making life a living hell for those who remain: '''The talanted move on elsewhere''', while the less talented [[The Peter Principle|gets promoted to positions they are incompetent for]] - which can easily lead to becoming a [[Pointy-Haired Boss]]. |
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In individual cases, [[The Peter Principle]] can also be used to subvert |
In individual cases, [[The Peter Principle]] can also be used to subvert '''Brain Drain''' - as it turns out that the new guy wasn't so talented after all. |
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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* 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 |
* 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 Brain Drain in other countries. |
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** 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). |
** 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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