> I wonder where would these people fit in a world where we all are putting so much pressure to work super hard and be smart. Nowhere. Fortunately, working one

> I wonder where would these people fit in a world where we all are putting so much pressure to work super hard and be smart. Nowhere. Fortunately, working one's ass is not that important. Look at the thing this way: there's only so many people who are excited about writing yet another social portal, chat system, invoicing application, or video publishing service. Industry needs people who are capable of creating and maintaining those. Being passionate about them surely helps, but it's not a requirement. It's much easier to find people who have craftsmanship strong enough to do their best wherever they are assigned. > Or is it that few people at the right place at right time bragging on their blogs for popularity? I wouldn't assume they do it for popularity. It's more like popularity follows their narrative, because people like stories about good things happening.