Took the risk, it&#x27;s not actual porn. In all honesty a &quot;safe for work&quot; tag would have been appreciated.<p>The author&#x27;s conclusion is salient. For years I used this &quot;entrepreneur porn&quot; as a placebo to the general discontent I had at my job. I didn&#x27;t feel like I was fitting into my role, like I wasn&#x27;t making the impact I had expected. At some point I found an essay from someone that took the plunge and &quot;made it.&quot; That hit was just enough that I spent my free time reading a lot of ultimately hollow how-to&#x27;s, top 10 lists, blogging adventures, what-have-you instead of actually getting out there and doing something.<p>I see a lot of folks doing the same in various forums and communities. Even HN can be just enough to escape reality.