These are fair points, and you are very likely correct about the ratio of success to failure. Survival bias is strong on HN. I would add though that "shipping

These are fair points, and you are very likely correct about the ratio of success to failure. Survival bias is strong on HN. I would add though that "shipping it" greatly increases your odds of success, and choosing a simple stack that lets you ship an idea quickly is a good thing. I feel like his choice of a super basic tech stack likely contributed to Pieter's success in some way.