Explaining why the alt right hates Indians and why the tech right loves them

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Why do I keep seeing articles from people crying about the brain drain in Africa for example?

Maybe that is beyond your scope of knowledge but I am seeing those nations complain. I also am aware of atkeast some instances where spies have helped sneak nuclear engineers out of Iran and put them essentially in witness protection, so at the very least it has harmed Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons. 

Also would you agree American labor is superior? There are all types of stories of Indian web developers just being plain terrible for example and we have all experienced hatian nurses and know they are less empathetic. I mean a hatiam nurse will just jam me with a needle and not care while the American born ones seem almost apologetic. 

I am really scratching my head at the media coverage on brain drain here. The articles I have been reading suggest it is a major issue but the studies you cite seem to contradict that. I wonder what the media's reasoning for painting that narrative is. 


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Why do I keep seeing articles from people crying about the brain drain in Africa for example?
Brain drain exists, the question is whether it's increased, decreased, or unaffected by visa offerings. You can look at the smart people emigrating from poor countries and focus on that, or you can look at how visa programs incentivize more people to pursue important jobs. Articles that aren't policy-focused might only look at one part of the whole.

would you agree American labor is superior?
To some extent, sure. But the number of jobs isn't fixed and the market tends to be adaptable. This is when complements in production become useful; for example, less experienced IT workers can assist more experienced workers. Or given more workers, a more experienced tech worker in the US might start a company. Or a company can hire a greater number of lower-cost foreign workers if quantity matters more than experience. You might ask why companies hire interns or less experienced workers rather than relying 100% on professionals, and really it just depends on the situation. Having a lot of people who really want to work, even from a poorer country, can be an asset.
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. You might ask why companies hire interns or less experienced workers rather than relying 100% on professionals
I figured it was because they are short sighted idiots who value short term profit overnlong term progits given the CEO doesnt keep the company after he feeds off of its carcass and when their Boeing crashes from doing so, or they blownup in an experimental submersible, then they look back and say "oh shit, maybe I should prioritize quality over and maybe I should have paid attention to that marshmallow experiment everyone talks about
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Not every job needs someone with 10+ years of experience. Sometimes companies need someone to remind them to turn things off and on again. Plus, you get experienced workers by letting unexperienced workers learn on the job.