First of all, what is with the recent deluge of poorly written trite?

secondly, this guy is failing to see that being a "leader" in the field is different from being at the top. Being at the top connotates that one is the best; their abilities are superior to others. A leader can simply be him who recognizes a vacuum in power and seizes it. Being a leader in no way implies that one is at the top of their field.

The best programmers/hackers I've met were quite content to hone their skills without the public attention that only the "leadership types" seem to require.