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He is. He is super atypical.

Personally, I am drained by meetings and am in my happy place in front of an editor working on a grand project, one that I find interesting.

The moment work stops being interesting, eg due to lack of complexity, I leave.

Chaos and complexity energise me.

Carmack is a beast. Here's one of the first articles I ever read on HN, written by a guy who used to work with him:

This was a great read, thanks for that.