[asadotzler]

No, they didn't spend any time. That doesn't happen much here on HN any more. They took the headlines, perhaps a few other comments here, and ran with whatever their gut was telling them, often contrarian and usually wrong.

[FredPret]

No doubt you, oh wise one, carefully weighed every factor in both the article and the entire comment chain before offering your comment, which by the way is totally not contrarian.

Yes I read the article, and yes I think it's a crock of shit written by a "marketing guru" in 2009 to capitalize on popular anger towards bankers.