I assumed http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=267809 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=267809 was a parody of the inevitable "what? I could build that myself"

I assumed http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=267809 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=267809 was a parody of the inevitable "what? I could build that myself" comment made about all YC startups. A site where you vote on links? Why I could build that myself. An SMS interface to PayPal? Why I could build that myself. A website that gives away money to startup founders? Why I could build that myself!