He was also effectively paid $300,000 to facilitate a cryptocurrency rug pull on Gas Town, bowing out after the rug pull because Gas Town required his “full attention”. [0]
Everything he says now is suspect.
[0] https://steve-yegge.medium.com/steveys-birthday-blog-34f4371...
Yeah, I used to respect him as a tech blogger, but you can't wash that crypto stink off once it gets on you.