[antisthenes]

> I think it's a huge oversimplification and I don't think "nerd" is a good term to use for what he's describing, but it's entertaining and would be fun to discuss if HN were capable of that.

So you yourself acknowledge it's a bad article and the author plays fast and loose with common terms, yet somehow HN is to blame?

> would be fun to discuss if HN were capable of that.

It sure would be, but could we pick a more sophisticated baseline than a multi-page rant about Marvel movies (who are almost universally understood to be pretty bad by adults, and are targeted at a less discerning demographic, e.g. 15-19 male)

> he makes a specific claim and does so eloquently and emotively.

Brevity is the sister of talent. If one has a point to make, it should be made prior to the halfway point of their diatribe. That's the least they could do just out of basic respect to their audience, unless they're just Twitter-shouting into the void.