[gypsyharlot]

The presumptious, click-baity title turned me away from this article.

[akkartik]

It does make me flinch every time it shows up on the HN frontpage. I wrote it at a time when I cared about getting on the HN frontpage.

That said, though, I do still believe it and stand by it in all particulars.

We'll see how I feel in 5 more years..