[dan00]

"The reason they chose to hack instead of watch movies goes to the heart of what really separates people with self-control from people without it."

I hate stuff like this. When people say that their being is the only right thing.

[ryanwaggoner]

I think you're missing the context. He's referencing his friend who says he wants to accomplish X, but does Y instead. It's not that Y < X; it's that the guy truly does want to do X but just can't help doing Y instead.

[dan00]

He uses his friends problem exemplary, but by saying 'they', he generalizes it.