It's still a fallacy. Being on the internet doesn't change that. > I hope it stands to reason that it doesn't matter what people who've never used FP claim abo

It's still a fallacy. Being on the internet doesn't change that. > I hope it stands to reason that it doesn't matter what people who've never used FP claim about FP. That doesn't matter. An argument is not a strawman if it has been made by anyone, anywhere, anytime, for any reason. You can't just filter out the people you think don't count. An argument is only a strawman if it is a false argument, e.g. one that has been invented by the person who is arguing against it. If you want to have a discussion about the merits of FP, feel free to filter out whoever you like. But you said the argument mentioned in the article is a strawman, and it isn't.