There's plenty of us who feel that way right here.
In fact, this article isn't even particularly unusual. I feel like we see more articles warning you that startups aren't heaven on Earth than articles explaining that you should try them. I think it's more like HN is a place that considers them a viable option, and that makes it pretty far out in the grand scheme of things because mainstream $X doesn't, for most values of $X.
I think "HN is full of people encouraging you to roll all the dice on startups!" is more about what people think "should" be true than what is actually true.
In fact, this article isn't even particularly unusual. I feel like we see more articles warning you that startups aren't heaven on Earth than articles explaining that you should try them. I think it's more like HN is a place that considers them a viable option, and that makes it pretty far out in the grand scheme of things because mainstream $X doesn't, for most values of $X.
I think "HN is full of people encouraging you to roll all the dice on startups!" is more about what people think "should" be true than what is actually true.