This is a less-than-compelling retort. The point isn't "don't do it", the point is "well, why?". OP even admits the more compelling thing here would be to talk

This is a less-than-compelling retort. The point isn't "don't do it", the point is "well, why?". OP even admits the more compelling thing here would be to talk about how it's an improvement on glass thermally. The pollution savings are indeed unimportant, but make for good clickbait. That's the annoying part.