This comment from yesterday's discussion about this tweet is interesting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334145
Wikipedia says he's 58-59. A hypothesis: What if he still has the ego (we all have egos) and wants, needs, to contribute, but he's noticed that he's not as incredibly smart as 20, 30 years ago...
Thanks very much for this- I had not seen it.
It does not paint a pretty picture, and I did not know this context.
Perhap the tridge I knew is also of the past, but I hope not.
Your opinion reminds me of the narrative about cheaters in the speedrunning community. The cheaters say they cheat not because they feel superior, but because they feel “they could achieve good results if they put in the time”. They feel entitled to cheating.