Oh look someone being reasonable on HN. There is a distinct pattern in the tech and engineering world of people who assume that what they want is what everyone

Oh look someone being reasonable on HN. There is a distinct pattern in the tech and engineering world of people who assume that what they want is what everyone else wants, and if they don't want that they don't know what is good for them or they've been duped. Then they get presented with a cogent argument like yours and realize their neat world view isn't so clean cut after all.