Bollocks. There is a massive amount of self-promotional noise coming from a medium-sized group of people going over to the US, not all of whom are that much or a loss to Australia.

Certainly Australia has its problems. And moving to the Bay Area to start a startup is obviously a good idea from many parts of the world. That being said, having a bit of a whinge in the SMH about how lousy Australia is is a great way to get some free media coverage for your startup.