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by elevatedastalt 880 days ago
I mean you are literally commenting on a thread about a blog post where someone got it despite having any "extraordinary ability" in the generally understood sense of the term.
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What's the generally understood sense?

To me it's extraordinary because it's above what I'd consider ordinary. Let's say most people have Bachelor's and can't (or won't) start their own business. If you have someone with a Master's and also a startup owner they are extraordinary by that definition.

The USCIS has a much more concrete definition with different parameters. Is it an ideal one? No. But I guess any new improved definition still won't be universally accepted, especially by other talented people.