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This article has first world rich boy problems written all over it.

DHH is ambitious, successful, and contributed a lot of value (much of it open-source) to the world. His disappointment does not justify this sort of demeaning commentary -- least of all on HN.

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Except this is exactly a first world rich boy problem. For the drivers who earned their spot on their team and who make their living doing that, striving to be the best is absolutely essential to what they do.

Just because he created value somewhere else doesn't mean he is immune to commentary on what he does (and then blogs about, no less).

Nothing I said diminishes any of his achievements. Just because someone is successful and loved doesn't mean they shit gold. I think the article is nonsense and called him out on it.

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