"He makes it sound like he just invented faster-than-light travel, even though every person who ever ran a successful business can tell you this" I don't think

"He makes it sound like he just invented faster-than-light travel, even though every person who ever ran a successful business can tell you this" I don't think he wrote it for people who run successful businesses, but for other hackers. The thing is that as a hacker it does not seem unreasonable to possibly get away without doing unpleasant work. After all you enjoy programming, and most business tasks seem algorithmic. Your business is going to be making the computer work for you, hence no Schlep. It really only makes sense if you consider the target audience.