I don't see any shame in discussing the environment. The post in question is not about hacking or even technology, but the "religious experience" of driving.

I don't see any shame in discussing the environment. The post in question is not about hacking or even technology, but the "religious experience" of driving. Perhaps because I'm not a gamer, I don't see the point in enumerating Carmack's accomplishments. I'm happy for him, but I'm here to talk about hacking, not hero worship. I vote for stories and comments here by what they say, not who's saying them. And no, I am not an engineer, nor have I ever claimed to be one, and I don't see how a meta-question to hackers about their philosophy is "trivial political Redditism".