<meta> it's interesting to me that if this massive wall of text was written by an author who I know and trust will give me a combination of entertainment and i

<meta> it's interesting to me that if this massive wall of text was written by an author who I know and trust will give me a combination of entertainment and insight, I would be willing to read it. However, I don't know this author and a quick skim of the text didn't give me any clues to what the point is. Thus, I made the decision not to read it. The one thing that can change my mind is if the HN community (which I also trust) makes it clear that it's worth it. But still, it made me realize that there are certain things that you can't really do before you have a loyal audience, even if you do have the skills in place already. </meta>