I find your comment even more obnoxious that what al3x wrote, just for its sheer disingenuity.
This isn't a neutral topic for you either, not in the slightest, but declaring the discussion to be as useless as /r/atheism is simply petulant.
The top level of comments in this thread (barring yours) is full of some of the most helpful and insightful comments I've ever seen on HN. A respected member of the community flames out and people are earnestly helping him figure out where the disconnect was. Given that he chopped down his blog post in response, it looks like al3x really appreciated them and is understanding that the flaminess of his argument wasn't what people were really upset about.
Actually it is a neutral topic for me. I know there have to be both types of companies, and no one is more aware than I am that startups aren't for everyone, because every 6 months I have to pick, from a huge pool, the people I think are suited for it, and it's painful for all involved when I pick wrong.
If you're going to be so nasty, you should be sure first you're right. Though frankly, if you're right, you don't need to be nasty.
You just reframed the debate in the light most favorable to your argument. The issue isn't whether there should be lifestyle companies or not. The issue is, for a hacker equally capable of and equally armed by circumstances to starting either a "lifestyle" business or a shoot-the-moon startup, is there a "right" choice?
This isn't a neutral topic for you either, not in the slightest, but declaring the discussion to be as useless as /r/atheism is simply petulant.
The top level of comments in this thread (barring yours) is full of some of the most helpful and insightful comments I've ever seen on HN. A respected member of the community flames out and people are earnestly helping him figure out where the disconnect was. Given that he chopped down his blog post in response, it looks like al3x really appreciated them and is understanding that the flaminess of his argument wasn't what people were really upset about.