[irrigation]

Rather incredibly, the comments and moderation throughout this very story are a microcosm of what is being discussed -- people drag so much baggage into these discussions, with pekk just loading their comment with a mountain sized chip on their shoulder.

My comment above has been down"voted" yet is absolutely accurate -- this rather weak study has zero to do with someone saying they're a 10x programmer or the "best" PHP coder. It specifically asks about sharing accomplishments. Cue loads of baggage and justifications for people's entirely negative reactions.

[nostrademons]

Not worth getting excited about. I started this sub-thread because I thought it was an intriguing, somewhat counter-intuitive explanation for the experiment's results. I think that the discussion in the sub-thread has provided pretty ample evidence of at least the meta-point I was trying to explore. But I don't bear any personal ill-will toward other commenters here; other peoples' perspectives are their own, and part of the point of the Internet is to share them.