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> "One of the worst" maybe if you're comparing to the EU, but definitely not in a wider global sense. Definitely. But comparing the benefits of US citizenship
by ElFitz 5y ago
> "One of the worst" maybe if you're comparing to the EU, but definitely not in a wider global sense.
Definitely. But comparing the benefits of US citizenship to that of, say, Venezuela or Tchad would be pointless, now, wouldn’t it?
- emodendroket 5y agoWhy would that be pointless?
- ElFitz 5y agoMostly because the gap in international political reach and leverage, respective economic situations and means are too huge for there to be a point. Also because I suspect the population here to likely be mostly from Western countries. Cf dang’s comment[1] stating that 50% of the userbase is from the US [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25787770 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25787770
- emodendroket 5y agoWill I think it is relevant because the fact that the passport holder benefits from all that makes it one of the best by any reasonable standard, unless you arbitrarily ignore all the worse ones and then say it's the "worst of the best," so to speak.
- ElFitz 5y agoAnd I would argue that it’s like comparing professional Formula 1 drivers’ performance to that of professional kart racers. Or a five stars hotel to a motel by the highway. But I see your point, and we’ll probably have to settle on agreeing to disagree.