I believe I know why Michelle is dissatisfied with an interaction we had some years ago over email, but that is not my story to share.  I&#x27;m positive that I&#x27;ve never criticized her, on or off HN, nor attempted to induce other people to do so.<p>My comment about &quot;A younger, stupider me&quot; does explicitly repudiate advice that I had given before to people, because I had come to realize there are much better ways to freelance; it is in no way a commentary about other people.<p>That is all I intend to say about this.