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by bobwaycott 4819 days ago
> It doesn't seem the author is complaining about all externalization, just the externalization...

... he personally does not like.

That's where the irony lies. He is saying "don't externalize in this [personally valued as annoying] way; do it like this [personally valued as less annoying] way."

He's suggesting people stop externalizing by way of another mode of externalizing. It's still externalizing. The implied meaning of his article is not congruent with the literal meaning of his suggestion for improvement.

[edit: clarity]