And then at the other end of the spectrum (sort of), we have Occupy... or not, because a huge chunk of them would be going Up as well. And not just to the VVS or the Federation, because you'd be surprised how much some of the people I met at an Occupy protest agreed with the saner original-flavour Teabaggers on.
In fact, I wonder if there aren't a few good stories in an Upwards brain drain, with a greater and greater percentage of the young, ambitious and well-educated leaving for better opportunities spaceside and leaving their home nations with just those too poor, too stubborn or too scared to leave.
In fact, I wonder if there aren't a few good stories in an Upwards brain drain, with a greater and greater percentage of the young, ambitious and well-educated leaving for better opportunities spaceside and leaving their home nations with just those too poor, too stubborn or too scared to leave.