Somewhat related to my post yesterday on demographic trends. Richard Florida at The Atlantic took a first pass at US Census data and concluded that there is a huge brain drain in the US. Thinking about how we are perceived abroad (see below) it’s no wonder the U.S. is looking more and more undesirable. futuramb: Interesting infographic showing where the young (age 15 - 29) and educated will go. Singapore, Australia and New Zeeland seems to be leading this. It is also hopeful to note that at least the educated are interested in going to Sweden.  Few educated are interested in moving to US… I can understand why. After moving back from San Francisco in 1996 I felt like I soon would move back again. After 9/11 that changed dramatically. Today I hesitate to even visit the US because of how authorities are sacrificing basic human rights for a gargantuan security charade which seems to be slugging wildly. That is definitely not the way to build a nation’s brand! HIGH RES

Somewhat related to my post yesterday on demographic trends. Richard Florida at The Atlantic took a first pass at US Census data and concluded that there is a huge brain drain in the US. Thinking about how we are perceived abroad (see below) it’s no wonder the U.S. is looking more and more undesirable.

futuramb:

Interesting infographic showing where the young (age 15 - 29) and educated will go. Singapore, Australia and New Zeeland seems to be leading this. It is also hopeful to note that at least the educated are interested in going to Sweden. 

Few educated are interested in moving to US… I can understand why. After moving back from San Francisco in 1996 I felt like I soon would move back again. After 9/11 that changed dramatically. Today I hesitate to even visit the US because of how authorities are sacrificing basic human rights for a gargantuan security charade which seems to be slugging wildly. That is definitely not the way to build a nation’s brand!

(via emergentfutures)

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∞  03/31/11 at 05:29pm via futuramb
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    i want to go to indonesia, thailand, brunei, cambodia, laos. anywhere but here, really. but those are my picks right...
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    Hah this is so fittingly exemplified by one of...friends J. He was born in San Diego but...
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    I plan on exiting the US as soon as possible. First choice: EU via Germany. I can get German citizenship by investing...
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    One of my brilliant daughters has moved to New Zealand. That’s a painful long tug of the heart.
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    Somewhat related to my post yesterday on demographic trends. Richard Florida at The Atlantic took a first pass at US...
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    I’ve always dreamt about studying or living...Australia or Singapore. :)
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