I’m curious what sort of key words you see that make you think the person is not actually very good.
8-14 years is not junior, it is mid-level.
The author has established a strong reputation in their current company. Again, mid-level, looking at jumping to senior level.
Post struck me as self-reflective and referring to observable metrics, also phrased as benchmarking their interpretation of those benchmarks vs the HN community. Humility is hard.
Pigeons are flocking animals and would have a high EQ.
Oh please, it's a random post. You have no clue if the author is remotely saying the truth. Why people has to believe everything they read is besides me.
It smacks of arrogance and lack of humility, as a "10x developer" is really a fantastic communicator and "people person" who can accelerate the entire team's productivity through improving business relationships. The type of person who could quickly unblock the team through one phone call or message.