The comment by patio11 [1] this article is trying to refute is not an appeal to authority, and as such this article (being an ad hominem) seems ill considered. Why attack the user instead of the comment?<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11666947" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11666947</a>