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In typical hackernews fashion, most of the comment (even the top comment) is someone downplaying someone else's brilliance. Why cant you just be happy for the
by vatotemking 9y ago
In typical hackernews fashion, most of the comment (even the top comment) is someone downplaying someone else's brilliance.
Why cant you just be happy for the kid?
Some people are just plain better than you. And its OKAY. Most of us here are average, and will probably never see our own success story published like this. Kid has done and contributed so much at a young age. He's clearly way above average, judging from the reaction of his peers in the netsec community. His skills has benefited us all. His achievement should be celebrated, not met with bitterness.
- TomMarius 9y agoHe's brilliant; but it's not about the age. I'm in a similar position to him (working on a very senior position in a big enterprise even though I'm in my very early twenties, I'm even younger than him) and I can assure you people like us don't like others pointing out our age. Focus on our achievements, our knowledge and our experience.