I find this kind of assumption that "coders can't understand feelings" as a harmful stereotype and baseless assumption just because many of the comments here disagree with your take. Emotional intelligence* has nothing to do with it; sympathy does. You can recognize the emotions of others without feeling sympathy for them. You think the author is sympathetic, others here (myself included)...don't.

*Emotional intelligence is the recognition of your emotions, the emotions of others, how your actions influence the emotions of others, and how to regulate your own emotions. Ironically, by this definition, the author is the one lacking emotional intelligence. They didn't understand why they were angry, why others were frustrated or how to mitigate it. They still don't understand that just saying that you are at peace doesn't mean that you are. To me, the author is still brimming with hurt, anger, jealousy, greed, and pride, and because of these last three, I don't have much sympathy.

I read this post as a startup team member who's had to deal with similar problems with others once a startup makes money where people are under the misconception that they had an outsized impact on the whole thing when they contributed only a bit and now wanted more than they got, which they were happy with at the time. It's just after they see the success that their brain goes into an invalid state and suddenly feel entitled. Like you read about people's long lost relatives suing lotto winners. That's what this is.

Author is writing many things with the clear implication that he felt that he was owed much more that what he received. Everybody here understands that he feels that way, and vehemently disagrees with him.

The common critique is not that the author made mistakes, it's that he's self-centered, a diva, etc for feeling like he deserves a huge chunk of the worth of minecraft for writing the end-poem on a contract. He thinks he should get more, people disagree because $20k is much more that you would have expected for such a thing anyways.

I say this with all the love in the world: it's hard for engineers to think like artists and vice-versa.

As an engineer, I understand the importance of logic, precision, and efficiency. But as an artist, I also know the value of creativity, expression, and intuition. These two ways of thinking are often at odds with each other, and it can be challenging for an engineer to understand the artistic mindset and for an artist to grasp the engineering perspective.

Despite the differences, both engineers and artists play important roles in the world and can learn from each other. By combining their unique perspectives and skills, they can create truly amazing things.

That said, even that is an oversimplification. There are lawyers, sales people, management, etc., thrown into the mix.

I totally agree with your points but parent is talking about empathy, not about thinking like each other. The author was trying to convey his thinking, his emotions, his struggles and his flaws. To me - he did that quite successfully.

He did, but if as an individual you don't value empathy then it will be superseded with cold hard logic.

The author points out their own mistakes, but at the same time it doesn't seem like they believe they got fair compensation - so what was that introspection worth?