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by PumpkinSpice 952 days ago
I think this is a weird take. He found his groove, had a strong popular following, and enriched the lives of two generations of gamers. This is more of a positive legacy than most of us can hope for cranking out JavaScript for advertising companies throughout our prime years.

And as others note, he has hobbies and moderately successful side projects outside this envelope.