To spell out the analogy, they both: 1) Are young and have started or been part of successful startups 2) Have blogs where they exhibit a strong personality t

To spell out the analogy, they both: 1) Are young and have started or been part of successful startups 2) Have blogs where they exhibit a strong personality through their writings, which are sometimes controversial but always tinged with elitism.* 3) Were/are darlings of Hacker News, with a high percentage of their blog posts making it high on the front page *Not that there's anything wrong with that