This seems like a romantization of what good developers are supposed to be. Most likely it is an exagerated take on what these individuals were able to achieve

This seems like a romantization of what good developers are supposed to be. Most likely it is an exagerated take on what these individuals were able to achieve, and it downplays the role of HR. Instead of HR being to blame for missing talent, it portrays that missing talent as "inherently stealthy", which might not be as true as reported. Overall, we need less of this kind of mythology.