Wow, this comment section alone speaks to how much things have changed.

As someone who started to read this forum because it was y-combinator startup-friendly, business-friendly and investor-friendly, I never would have imagined the anger and ridicule on display here.

Obviously, the nerds have left the building--or at least this forum.

Did anyone read this article?

"There is no reason founders should disappear from public life. There are too many advantages to building in public to ignore it."

Someone has to say this: don't be a victim--get out there and build something valuable for yourself.

There are no overlords, except in your imagination. Go build great things.

I think the ire is from people who were nerds pre 2000. Before software was a way to wealth. People who made weird stuff because they wanted to. Then some of those people made weird stuff that made them wealthy, leading some people to make boring stuff that made them wealthy. Then the phrase startup started being common and people entered the field with wealth on their mind. It is the complaint you would hear from any niche career if suddenly it became lucrative. Your advice is solid though. Ignore all those people and keep making weird stuff that you love without worrying about whether it will pay for more than food and shelter. Not with you on the overlord thing though, there are plenty of people looking to control, oppress and pull up ladders.