Putting waterboarding on the same level as whiteboard coding interviews is minimizing the horrific experience of those who have been waterboarded. I guess it i

Putting waterboarding on the same level as whiteboard coding interviews is minimizing the horrific experience of those who have been waterboarded. I guess it is, if you read it literally. But I don't think people mean it literally when they joke about it, nor are they making a serious comparison between the two experiences.