You're right, it's presumptuous and probably inaccurate for me to say that.

My perspective (which I was mistakenly projecting on the rest of the community) doesn't have much room for being self-employed doing projects for other people as a long-term goal. But that's the angle the article takes I think.

I can see that some people here might see themselves staying a sole proprietorship for 5 years, and creating a lot of value in doing so. Just not my cup of tea.

Not building a facebook app / widget / twitter clone that you expect to flip to Microsoft/Google/Yahoo for $$$.

(Which admittedly is a bit harsh on the HN crowd)