Agreed but he's using his free time to play Snake? Its one thing when people use this sort of position to build a new business or develop new skills, its sad when they let that time go to waste. As you get older you realize you're never getting that time back, ever. And even though you feel the same way you did when you were 20 you can't reset the clock.

The traditional use of that free time, of course, is to post on the internet (Usenet, Slashdot, HN, depending on your era).

Which keeps you up to date on important events and helps network with others in the industry. Not the most productive use of time, but better than playing snake.

As a top-50 HN poster, this is what I like to keep telling myself. ;)

I didn't know we were being ranked.