The way I interpreted the author is not so much a juxtaposition between the stereotypical codes-18-hours-a-day-ninja-rockstar-programmer (who I think is a perso

The way I interpreted the author is not so much a juxtaposition between the stereotypical codes-18-hours-a-day-ninja-rockstar-programmer (who I think is a person in serious need of some slowing down, self-reflecting and trying some things outside their trendy comfort zone of constantly reinventing the same concepts) and the dry business owner who overworks his minions for financial gain. Rather, it's the juxtaposition between the person who actually sees beyond the computing mainstream and tries to incorporate ideas from the underground research and development that never caught on, and the drone who can't see beyond their bubble, doomed into a samsara of rehashing under the mistaken belief that they're making progress. The latter group is more often than not precisely the 18-hours-a-day-rockstar that you interpret as the "tech visionary" the author brings up. EDIT: Well, fuck. Deleted as soon as I posted.