[twoodfin]

Stop this Randian nonsense.

This is the kind of unnecessarily provocative embellishment that HN guidelines specifically call out:

When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."

[matthewmacleod]

You're correct, of course. That said, it can be difficult to maintain composure in the face of purposeful ignorance.