These people seem almost mythical... I've never met anyone like that. There are tons of people like this! I'm sure these people are mythical/rare on HN, but in

These people seem almost mythical... I've never met anyone like that. There are tons of people like this! I'm sure these people are mythical/rare on HN, but in the big company 9-5 world they are definitely real. Maybe these people are the NNPs of the world who are happy with obscurity because it hides that fact that they aren't adding value, and are just riding on the coattails of a company that's big enough to support them.