That’s not totally wrong but I’d put it differently. This site is home to a lot of people who work hard to try to do something useful. It inspires resentment to see people get rich by just holding a token. Makes you feel like a fool for trying to do useful work.
I think the almost religious zeal makes it much worse. People win the lottery but they don’t claim to be geniuses or representatives of a shining new utopia for it. They just say they won the lottery.
I understand, but people get rich all the time holding stock like AAPL or TSLA. HN doesn't seem to have a problem with that. Some people see the future, do the research and risk it all on a stock or a cryptocurrency, some people take their last ten dollars blindly gamble on a lotto ticket or a cryptocurrency. How they earned the money they risk should be of no concern.
I think the almost religious zeal makes it much worse. People win the lottery but they don’t claim to be geniuses or representatives of a shining new utopia for it. They just say they won the lottery.