If it is a scam, it is still one of the better "you can do it, too" stories that makes it on the front page of HN on a daily basis. Why does this one get so muc

If it is a scam, it is still one of the better "you can do it, too" stories that makes it on the front page of HN on a daily basis. Why does this one get so much more flak? Because the guy promotes writing, not coding?