[atomicity]

The commenter you replied to seemed to be comparing 2 situations. That seems normal to me. Comparing things seems to be great way to understand complex issues.

What makes the comment a wrong way to discuss? Is it a bad form of comparison for some reason?

[ganzuul]

Providing common knowledge on the topic rehashes things everybody knows so it is seen as noise and not signal.

If you have uncovered stuff few people know, please share. Then finding comparisons is more insightful.