meh. this doesn't deserve HN visibility IMHO. it's a standard complaint and a standard answer. i give 10% odds that it's a real letter. if it is a real letter,

meh. this doesn't deserve HN visibility IMHO. it's a standard complaint and a standard answer. i give 10% odds that it's a real letter. if it is a real letter, i give 1% odds no literary privileges have been taken, that it's authentic. OTOH, yeah it is well written, but great editors will do that for you.