Not to disagree with your points, and I don't know if my upvote helps, but you got a bunch of lucky breaks that a significant slice of HN didn't get, which coul

Not to disagree with your points, and I don't know if my upvote helps, but you got a bunch of lucky breaks that a significant slice of HN didn't get, which could explain the downvotes. Consider that some are incapable of sensing the customer, much less their requirements, whatever they are. And consider that some are trapped mooning certain tools over others. I'm reminded of Cory Booker's "Conspiracy of Love". Cory's dad was born to a single mother who could not take care of him. He then was raised by his grandparents, like many children in my community, but then his grandma could not take care of him. And then he was out in the community but it was that conspiracy of love –people whose names I do not know in a small, segregated, North Carolina town – that rallied around this boy, would not let him fail, got him to school, put a roof over his head, put food on the table, taught him discipline and respect, and he made his way. HN is that conspiracy of love for many lurkers.