I think the most interesting element was the idea that as you become more abstract you get a target audience of those who are less abstract. Sometimes it seems

I think the most interesting element was the idea that as you become more abstract you get a target audience of those who are less abstract. Sometimes it seems like programming (with the start-up space in particular) is a kind of pyramid scheme where you advance to create nicer tools for the people who are less advanced. Of course there are plenty of other ways that start-ups and programming are not like that, but it's a really interesting lens through which to view a lot of the news that is popular on HN.