Everything needs to be put in perspective. If he thinks the HN crowd doesn't know hard work or how to work hard then he must also realize that some people think

Everything needs to be put in perspective. If he thinks the HN crowd doesn't know hard work or how to work hard then he must also realize that some people think it is a virtue to be lazy, but smart, when programming. Most of the profession is about automating work and making life easier for everyone. For example, I'm sure data entry is hard work but I think the first thing that comes to mind for all of us is how can we write some code that can automate the entire process, regardless of our generation.