All the young and smart people move to one country.

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Prestigious-Craft251@reddit

This is America lol. All of the motivated people form other countries moved/ move here.

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ElectronicHold7325@reddit

movED. Atm it seems like most smart and motivated people flee from America

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Prestigious-Craft251@reddit

Well that’s just not true lol. There’s literally a line to get in!

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ElectronicHold7325@reddit

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americans-leaving-the-us-migration-a5795bfa

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Prestigious-Craft251@reddit

These are people who have already benefited from the American system are using their money made in America to live in lower cost of living countries.

There are still hundreds of millions of people who will kill to move to America and have the same opportunity.

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ElectronicHold7325@reddit

As I said. The poor want to enter usa. The smart and productive people in the usa want to leave.

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OkDrag3967@reddit

This is true. The H1Bs are the young and smart people. And there are plenty of productive workers here illegally.

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beamerpook@reddit

I think that's the premise of Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

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Maximum2945@reddit

sorta, but there’s a lot more softcore porn in atlas shrugged

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beamerpook@reddit

It's the premise though, the rest is ... Icing on the cake?

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A_Rolling_Baneling@reddit

OP should be praised for having a thought that’s dumber than that book. It’s hard to be that stupid.

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beamerpook@reddit

Hey now, it's r/crazyideas, not r/brilliantidead

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Downtown_Boot_3486@reddit

Yeah they're prettymuch describing bioshocks rapture except only for young people.

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king_of_jupyter@reddit

It is already happening but not based on youth/"intelligence".
Watch eastern Europe literally get emptied, watch top talent emigrating en masse.

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europeanguy99@reddit

Sure, great idea to force the smartest people to become toilets cleaners, border agents or bus drivers. Definitely not a big loss in economic potential and source of dissatisfaction. /s

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ProfileBest2034@reddit

Problem is, many people who think they are smart (probably including OP) are in fact, the dumbest people.

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PastelCherryTwirl@reddit

The country would become a hub for talent and productivity, unless it implodes.

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YouHot2@reddit

Smart people all moved to California

Dumb people left in Texas and Illinois and Colorado

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Iammax7@reddit

I wonder how you decide on who is smart or not?

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locontendere@reddit

Also what happens if someone is smart in a given field but still holds dumb opinions too?

Linus Pauling was one of the 20th century's most accomplished biochemists but he also had some bad ideas in his own field. For example, even before Watson/Crick/Franklin/Wilkins published proof of the DNA double helix, the DNA double helix hypothesis was generally accepted among scientists. Pauling was one of the few to go against his peers and argue for a triple helix model. And more famously, Pauling believed that a daily intravenous regimen of Vitamin C could cure cancer.

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shuanghan6848@reddit

I mean a easy criteria is someone who has a PhD degree. As a PhD holder who is living in Switzerland and wanting to move to Singapore, I think it's a great idea to concentrate all smart people in a single country

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Fantastic_Low_1537@reddit

Iq test obviously

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SentenceAwkward5302@reddit

Which IQ?

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0x14f@reddit

OP would lead the selection committee, of course.

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GoodPacing@reddit

Isn't every country doing that already? Young People often move to big city instead of small village. Pretty sure every country have their own silicon valley& being a stupid dumb ass myself, most Smart people are cunning& having entire city of them gonna be modern GOT.

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anastis@reddit

At what age do you deport the dumb kids that will ultimately be born?

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Waste-Basil-9950@reddit

Intelligence is largely genetic. Dumb kids will still be born, but the country will be above average in intelligence for a very long time

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Neither-Juice3504@reddit

So who delivers food?

Who works in the warehouse?

Who changes diapers to paralyzed patients?

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lt__@reddit

I guess the OP's idea is that they are young and smart. They will quickly become like Dubai and will be able to important many young and smart gastarbeiters for food delivery and such. Warehouse? What warehouse, they are rich enough to outsource such things abroad. Paralyzed patients? A rare occurence between young and smart.

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Downtown_Boot_3486@reddit

You ever played bioshock? If you haven't then give it a go, it shows why your idea doesn't work very well.

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Ok_Cabinet2947@reddit

Welcome to America!

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murderofhawks@reddit

Their ego’s clash and they kill each other

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Ornery-Army-9356@reddit

that country is literally the internet.

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dinnerthief@reddit

Ayn Rand had similiar ideas

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scoutloner@reddit

If they burn out, will they be deported?

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SentenceAwkward5302@reddit

The world would be out of balance. Unless that country creates 'world peace' you created a problem.

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Cool_Park7110@reddit

uh huh. Good luck with that.

I'm not going to trust a 20-some year old electrician or plumber, especially not one who think they are the hottest shit in town.

This Atlas Shrugged bullshit is going to end up with a shithole with no sewage system. I give you a max of 2 years before everyone croaks it to cholera.

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Relevant_South_1842@reddit

Tradespeople move to other countries often for better work.

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Megalocerus@reddit

Paid by experienced old people who make enough in other jobs to pay well.

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Relevant_South_1842@reddit

Sure and the opposite as well.

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Shimgar@reddit

Sorry, but this post proves you're going to fail the entry test. Now you're stuck in a country that's even dumber on average than before.

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Crafty_Aspect8122@reddit (OP)

I guess I offended some people here.

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Shimgar@reddit

In your defence the sub is called crazyideas and not sensibleideas.

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Headlight-Highlight@reddit

Would you rather be the smartest person in the room or the dumbest?

Many smart people would rather live amongst the dumb so they can have an easy life.

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FortWendy69@reddit

Definitely the dumbest. Much easier.

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In_the_year_3535@reddit

This is happening with cities leaving rural areas empty. The small valley I grew up in used to be all farmers and working class families but is mostly upper-middle class retired professionals now. Went to some towns out west that had no young people either.

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Crafty_Aspect8122@reddit (OP)

Not really. Just look at the old dumb fucks right now like the orange guy.

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Puzzleheaded_Fox2028@reddit

Even if it worked initially, diversity of perspectives (including age and background) is part of what makes societies resilient.