Exactly this. I teach physics. All you hear over here in the UK is that there is a shortage of physics teachers. There are plenty of people walking around with engineering or physics degrees who could do the job, but for reasons that nobody other then working teachers can understand most people would rather be doing something else. Rather than pay more or improve working conditions we're seeing more unqualified staff working in schools. Another thing I hear is employers bitching and moaning all the time about a shortage of engineers. Again, this is just means they can't get enough people to work at a price that they're willing to pay. No shortage of bright students, but they all want to go into medicine or law.

That you promise not to die?

This is true. However in all of 2017 there were 3 times as many murders in NYC compared to London. I think, that looking at this graph https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/... it's somewhat difficult to imagine that this year there will be fewer murders in London than NYC. Then again, maybe I'm wrong. The signals are noisy, on a short enough time scale it's possible make any sort of unfavourable comparison. If some guy breaks a five year dry spell by getting laid in the last half hour it doesn't make him Don Juan.

That was an interesting read. Thanks.

On a month by month basis in the very recent past then this is true. However, looking at such a short time scale probably isn't useful. For example, in January there were 18 killings investigated by the NYPD and 8 investigated by the police in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-4...

... or the UK or Japan or Australia or Germany. https://www.theguardian.com/us...

Yes. This is exactly correct.

I'm astounded.

Either magic is real or your statement is false.

And then you'll buy another house. Which will cost more because houses have become more expensive.

Maybe one day, when there aren't as many asshats on the internet.