Brianna Wu
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And yeah, there was politics. But at the end of the day, you had people that were empowered to make decisions to get us there, right? You had the people in NASA were working together. It just feels from my experience like it's so hard for people with good intentions to go into government or partner with the government to get things done today.
It feels like it's instantly about optics and elections and positioning yourself. I just, I wonder if with social media and in this age where we're so focused on how we look, like this bread and butter problem solving ability is just something that is vanishing from the American governmental sector.
It feels like it's instantly about optics and elections and positioning yourself. I just, I wonder if with social media and in this age where we're so focused on how we look, like this bread and butter problem solving ability is just something that is vanishing from the American governmental sector.
It feels like it's instantly about optics and elections and positioning yourself. I just, I wonder if with social media and in this age where we're so focused on how we look, like this bread and butter problem solving ability is just something that is vanishing from the American governmental sector.
You can certainly be at a company and be here on a visa and have a very difficult time leaving. That's 100% true. And I find that I'm like halfway in agreement with you and I'm halfway not. So I'm with you because I've seen companies abuse the system to not pay software engineers what we're worth. I've seen that over and over and over again. But I live here in Boston.
You can certainly be at a company and be here on a visa and have a very difficult time leaving. That's 100% true. And I find that I'm like halfway in agreement with you and I'm halfway not. So I'm with you because I've seen companies abuse the system to not pay software engineers what we're worth. I've seen that over and over and over again. But I live here in Boston.
You can certainly be at a company and be here on a visa and have a very difficult time leaving. That's 100% true. And I find that I'm like halfway in agreement with you and I'm halfway not. So I'm with you because I've seen companies abuse the system to not pay software engineers what we're worth. I've seen that over and over and over again. But I live here in Boston.
We have two sectors in Boston. It's tech and biotech. My husband works in biotech, I work in tech. And I can tell you, they bring in experts with this system that have experts in like molecular biology or subspecialties, and we just do need a system to bring them here. Like if you look at the coronavirus vaccine, this is an excellent example of this.
We have two sectors in Boston. It's tech and biotech. My husband works in biotech, I work in tech. And I can tell you, they bring in experts with this system that have experts in like molecular biology or subspecialties, and we just do need a system to bring them here. Like if you look at the coronavirus vaccine, this is an excellent example of this.
We have two sectors in Boston. It's tech and biotech. My husband works in biotech, I work in tech. And I can tell you, they bring in experts with this system that have experts in like molecular biology or subspecialties, and we just do need a system to bring them here. Like if you look at the coronavirus vaccine, this is an excellent example of this.
Or if you look at the tech sector, we are not training enough people with really deep understanding of AI, ML, DL, you know, these different ideas, we really do need to be able to bring in the very best people in the entire world to do this. So if you want like medium, I agree with you, the system has been broken, but I think if you're talking about shutting it down or like shrinking it entirely,
Or if you look at the tech sector, we are not training enough people with really deep understanding of AI, ML, DL, you know, these different ideas, we really do need to be able to bring in the very best people in the entire world to do this. So if you want like medium, I agree with you, the system has been broken, but I think if you're talking about shutting it down or like shrinking it entirely,
Or if you look at the tech sector, we are not training enough people with really deep understanding of AI, ML, DL, you know, these different ideas, we really do need to be able to bring in the very best people in the entire world to do this. So if you want like medium, I agree with you, the system has been broken, but I think if you're talking about shutting it down or like shrinking it entirely,
I think that what you're going to end up doing is seeing the economy shrink. Because when those people can't work in America, that is going to create a vacuum in all these other countries that are trying to create their own Silicon Valley. That talent is going to go there, and we're going to be competing against them.
I think that what you're going to end up doing is seeing the economy shrink. Because when those people can't work in America, that is going to create a vacuum in all these other countries that are trying to create their own Silicon Valley. That talent is going to go there, and we're going to be competing against them.
I think that what you're going to end up doing is seeing the economy shrink. Because when those people can't work in America, that is going to create a vacuum in all these other countries that are trying to create their own Silicon Valley. That talent is going to go there, and we're going to be competing against them.
I think there is a way to split the difference here and address that very legitimate case that you made. And I think what that looks like is the higher the pay, the first you go into the visa system. It's a lottery system, and the more they're getting paid, the more it is there.
I think there is a way to split the difference here and address that very legitimate case that you made. And I think what that looks like is the higher the pay, the first you go into the visa system. It's a lottery system, and the more they're getting paid, the more it is there.
I think there is a way to split the difference here and address that very legitimate case that you made. And I think what that looks like is the higher the pay, the first you go into the visa system. It's a lottery system, and the more they're getting paid, the more it is there.
And that really would make it so these very rare talents that we cannot get in the United States or we need more expertise on, like drone technology, we can bring them in here. But if you're talking about completely shutting it down, I think I understand your argument. I think you do not understand how much it would cripple the tech sector in the United States and biotech.