You're misunderstanding. I'm not taking a stance on whether this is an accurate analogy or not. I'm just stating that the OP is misinterpreting the author's the

You're misunderstanding. I'm not taking a stance on whether this is an accurate analogy or not. I'm just stating that the OP is misinterpreting the author's thesis by nitpicking a small point the author make's out of its context. Reread the article, then look at the point OP is making in the full context.