If you agree with Schopenhauer on "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." and if you accept that the space Dave operates is populated by hackers, entrepreneurs and lots of other people looking for the next big thing, then his point is particularly poignant:
> Okay, you say it's weird. And I say weird is good. People
who show originality openly, without fear, are people I
admire. And people I stand up for.
edit: Fixed grammatical error.