> My work involves artificial intelligence and big data, and my letters of support came from an authority in my industry and veteran start-up investor, and a Nobel Prize winner. But it wasn’t enough to convince the government that my job requires advanced skills.
What does an MBA and law degree offer in terms of relevant advanced skills? They can pick up guys from India with masters in AI and Data Science easily.
> The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics. Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women — two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians — have rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron.
Killing another human without any real direct threat doesn't seem that natural to me. If some guy is actively trying to hurt me then it seems entirely natural to kill.
He's wearing the wrong uniform seems less of a reason. Volume is also a problem. Basically, killing seems traumatic in and of itself.