I think it is voluntarily self-depreciating, and exaggerated, but it is impressive that the author acknowledges that his success is only due to the fact that he knew Jeff Bezos at the right time (and some insight).
The real question that leftism of any kind should be tackling is: What Ate All the Jobs and Money?<p>The basic answer is that Silicon Valley and China Ate All The Jobs. This is half true.<p>This however wouldn't be such a problem (and historically was a net positive) except that Government and Wars Ate All The Money as well.<p>See we live in a world where you require capital to complete the transition from destruction of old jobs to the creation of new ones. We managed the first and are failing the last.<p>This is a crisis of a lack of capital caused by redistribution and wars. Capitalism requires capital and we don't have any to work with. That is why we have the affects of a world war without actually having one.<p>Not only have past generations not planted trees to provide shade for future generations, they have burnt the tree to a cinder and sowed the surrounding soil with salt.<p>Democracy is finished and good riddance. People who write articles like this will probably wind up eating each other or getting blown up by robots.