One reason he is an anomaly is the economics - he walked away from a very high paying job to write about the industry, for what initially had to be a large pay

One reason he is an anomaly is the economics - he walked away from a very high paying job to write about the industry, for what initially had to be a large pay cut and certainly lower future earnings potential. He also has tremendous natural talent for writing with a dry sense of humor. At this point he's now been writing about the industry longer than he's been in it, and given his prominence and name brand, I am sure he is paid well for it. Most people at the peak of their professional ascendence, after the gauntlet of the right schools, the right jobs, etc.. are unable to walk away.