Nah, that's unfair. It's great for both YC and HN that the HN community gets a reflection of itself like this. I suggested to Victor that he make this post. He originally emailed us to say thanks, but I told him it was all of HN he should thank, and that the community might appreciate his story.

It happens pretty often that people tell us interesting things by email. I usually urge them to post it to HN so that more than just we can enjoy it.