Oh he absolutely succeeded. 9/11 wasn’t just an attack, it was a plan. Bin Laden detailed it in his videos, he knew exactly how the US government would react. Everything has unfolded according to his plan. Better, even. The ascension of Trump was even part of that plan. Bin Laden may be in hell, but he’s smiling.

To be fair, when job listings require any university degree to apply, regardless of its relevance to the job in question, it becomes obvious the actual knowledge and education are secondary to simply checking a box. No wonder so many people are allowing AI to do their thinking for them. Any system defined by its technicalities is going to have loopholes.

Black Mirror version of the Twilight Zone classic, “Time Enough At Last.”