~99% of the people reading this or the original article have never met Sam. Parts of the original article, as written and without knowing the author, came off as very arrogant. If the words require a personal relationship with the author to be interpreted correctly, then there's probably a more clear way to express them.

I'm sure Sam is a great guy in person, and I've enjoyed all of his articles I've read to date. Parts of this one came off as arrogant -- which isnt me saying or thinking that it was intended to, or that Sam actually is.

"I do think that investors should get a say in who gets startup visas. This is no different than universities, big companies, or even the people who give out Oscars ..."

Shoe fits.

Yeah, I was "0.0 Wtf?" Seems very undeserved and comes off as mean.