Naturally, commit messages aren't the only criteria I'm using. But I wasted way too much time in my life on deciphering the purpose of 20+ year old commits to ignore this.
When I want to discard the opinions of HN commenters I always go for tired, worn-out references that I don’t even understand myself.
A commit message has a function which is directly applicable to the craft of programming and not something auxiliary like the aesthetic properties of a shed used by the bicycle commuters. Though in this case I would disagree with the GP since “Fix <thing>” might be a good enough commit message template.