Take this with a pinch of salt, because I didn't downvote your comment, but your comment doesn't add anything to the article. It's just noise and doesn't advance discussion.
Fair enough. I guess the merit of this article is to create the opportunity for this discussion.
Reminds me of someone (can't really find who now) who said a few months ago that HN is like going out for a movie and a dinner. The value of it isn't really the movie and the dinner, but the opportunity of discussions it creates.