No I'd say the responses in this thread are classic pedantic HN with users like you taking the high moral ground and looking down on people who actually are trying to address the technical issues with a post in a technical forum.
What a bizarre post from an influential blogger so confidently making assertions that are wildly contested even among HN users.
If anything this is the problem with industry, articles like this that make vast generalizations from a specific instance, unsubstantiated finger-pointing gestures, and passive aggressively blame the industry as a whole.