I appreciate the sentiment of OP's article, but I (slightly) disagree. Many of my closest friends are not successful, in the conventional sense of the world. T

I appreciate the sentiment of OP's article, but I (slightly) disagree. Many of my closest friends are not successful, in the conventional sense of the world. They coast through college and float through life. Smoking weed and drinking are their past times. But you know what, they're my closest friends. They don't hang out with me because I can help them with business or earn them money. They ask me for life advice, not business advice. They don't give a shit about traffic to websites, they care about how many people they can get to laugh at a joke. They're rooted in the real world, not the tech world. They understand people way more than they understand technology, and I think many of us here on HN could use a dose of that. So while it is admirable and refreshing to surround yourself with smart and ambitious people, let's not lose sight of our roots and the beauty of loving people for no other reason than that they bring us happiness.