Same, I didn't know what to expect when I started reading. Initially, (for the first two petitioners) I was expecting this to be one of those "how to optimise y

Same, I didn't know what to expect when I started reading. Initially, (for the first two petitioners) I was expecting this to be one of those "how to optimise yourself" blogs that have been quite popular on HN and the author was using the idols for some sort of allegory to make a point. I'm glad I continued reading, what a delightful story.