If someone posted such a thing, a mature, reasonable person would respond to the person’s ignorance with empathy for their interest in the subject and useful in

If someone posted such a thing, a mature, reasonable person would respond to the person’s ignorance with empathy for their interest in the subject and useful information. The idea that someone can post an article on the Internet, have it be read by someone because it was linked on HN (perhaps completely without their awareness or endorsement), and have someone like yourself insult and demean them due to what you see as ignorance should be embarrassing for you. Have you considered the possibility the author wrote this article in part to enable them to have a way to get an informed audience to enlighten them further on a subject they are interested in?