Perhaps this got traction on HN just because it's against the usual grain here, which focuses on high standards, good design, and taking pride in one's work. But I still don't really get why this post is deserving of the upvotes it got.

Is it really any surprise that you can make lots of money if you use cheap labour, if you're okay with releasing - and perhaps even selling, though I hope not - garbage software ("Release a really crappy version", "I don't spend money on design"), and if you're content without innovating or trying to break new ground?

The world is full of people who do that, and yes, many of them get by just fine, and some make lots of money. But there's far more to life, and work, than that.

For me, that's what's so great about HN: it is full of inspirations for a web developer like myself. Inspirational companies and inspirational people who don't rest until they get it right. Who push the envelope. Who care deeply about the experience of using their software.

This post contains nothing inspirational like that. I've worked for people like this before. Never again.