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This comment probably breaks the site guideline which asks: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I didn't read it super closely but it seems obvious he's just using that language as a form of self-criticism. No need to pile on. (Edit: also, I think some of this is cultural differences.)