New sites frequently tell one what to do with their life, or at least how one ought to act or think in a given situation. People don't write things because they

New sites frequently tell one what to do with their life, or at least how one ought to act or think in a given situation. People don't write things because they like typing, they write things to impress some concept on their reader and influence them to act in some way. I'd even say that life advice is one of the main themes on HN and in writing in general. I don't know why this article particularly incensed you, but it's indefensible to argue that it is NOT OK for news sites to tell one what to do. People can and do frequently tell one to do. It's not outrageous. Incidentally, they weren't telling people what they can and can't be, but were recommending that people not become entrepreneurs for reasons that aren't necessarily false. Certainly, there are plenty of assertions that could be contended in this piece, but the fact that the article is making a statement about how to go about one's life is not one of them.