[geofft]

The world of hurt is not that the certificates are insecure - the world of hurt is that by the letter of the rules, which people seem intent on sticking to, millions of certs need to be revoked and replaced for (as you point out) no good reason.

And people are sticking to the letter of the rules entirely independent of the article's author. The author is not advocating for anything to be done, just reporting that this process is already in motion.

Of course we have real issues to discuss. But the fact that all these certs are going to get revoked and require replacing is a real issue that impacts people, even if there's no technical reason for it.