Re:I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA
by inopinatus on Friday March 18, 2016 @05:37PM
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You might want to reconsider the strong language.
Firstly, do you know the individual concerned? If not, the assumption about someone's motivation for living and working in the US is problematic.
Secondly, I find a contradiction in these remarks. You "take issue with the sentiment", which is clearly one of feeling trapped by the visa rules. But the line of "it's a privilege, not a right" and the demand to "prove value in allowing you to remain" simply reinforces the systematic entrapment, by threat of withdrawal of privilege. In particular, it denies the individual any moral right to change the system.
So I suggest those remarks actually reinforce the sentiment, rather than challenging it.
Such a scenario is commonplace in many jobs, and the more toxic the boss, the more likely it is to occur.
A more creative suggestion out of that logical trap might be that a visa should be a right, not a privilege, since it permits a broader range of contribution towards both GDP and cultural wealth. But now I betray my own leaning towards high levels of international migration for all.
Firstly, do you know the individual concerned? If not, the assumption about someone's motivation for living and working in the US is problematic.
Secondly, I find a contradiction in these remarks. You "take issue with the sentiment", which is clearly one of feeling trapped by the visa rules. But the line of "it's a privilege, not a right" and the demand to "prove value in allowing you to remain" simply reinforces the systematic entrapment, by threat of withdrawal of privilege. In particular, it denies the individual any moral right to change the system.
So I suggest those remarks actually reinforce the sentiment, rather than challenging it.
Such a scenario is commonplace in many jobs, and the more toxic the boss, the more likely it is to occur.
A more creative suggestion out of that logical trap might be that a visa should be a right, not a privilege, since it permits a broader range of contribution towards both GDP and cultural wealth. But now I betray my own leaning towards high levels of international migration for all.