Agreed. Parent commentor is statistically wrong. A large number of SO answers are helpful but he found an anecdote to wrongfully preach generalization. Also, OP

Agreed. Parent commentor is statistically wrong. A large number of SO answers are helpful but he found an anecdote to wrongfully preach generalization. Also, OP's question violates SO guideline in the sense that answer to this question would be highly opinionated.