I wish I could vote this up more than one point. I don't believe I have any insight I can add in a short comment that would do anything but distract from the authors point.
agreed, it is a brilliant piece.
I just got started on HN recently. This weekend alone I've probably read >70 HN stories. I'm taking time I should've been studying and working to do them. This story was exactly what I needed to break that vicious cycle.
Thank you.
Wow, what a great read. Thank you. A much needed perspective from what we are used to.