Precisely. The good people tend to be a silent constituency because they have better things to do than carry the "humble Rails developers exist" banner through

Precisely. The good people tend to be a silent constituency because they have better things to do than carry the "humble Rails developers exist" banner through the average discussion thread. HN seems to link to a lot of these blogs where the author breathlessly shares some sophomoric musing demonstrating more arrogance than insight. A few people with nothing better to do post critical comments while dozens of others cheer "right on, I'm liquidating my savings to do my <adjective> start-up too, stay strong brother". The rest of us have just finished our coffee and have work to do today.