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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh no, what will Florida ever do without ecology and social justice professors![/quote]

You understand that having miles of beaches unusable because of ecology issues becomes and economic development and revenue problem, right?[/quote]

The brain drain from places like Florida and Texas will be slow enough that it won't really be noticed until it's critical - that's my 2 cents anyway.

If the GOP continues to dominated in red states I think the quality of life (and cost of living) will improve in blue states and decline in red states but you won't see any real effects for 15-20 years. I think one more electrical grid failure may start to turn the tide in Texas, but I'm not exactly holding my breath. There seems to be a massive amount of ignorance and apathy among the citizenry that governmental actions are carried out through the officials they elect.[/quote]

I agree- in the short term, I think a lot of the positions get backfilled.  I’m in a biology field and I can’t tell you how many of my grad school colleagues jumped from post-doc to post-doc after finishing their phd. Some did ultimately become professors but others left academia for govt, etc.  More aspiring professors than spots available, and a few years at a FL university is not a bad gamble if it’s a stepping stone to somewhere better. And some would hedge their bets that FL will turn back towards the middle eventually.  But if FL does not self-correct, and it becomes increasingly expensive to own and insure a house, the brain drain will be very real.[/quote]

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