Sounds kind of dismissive and passive aggressive. The architecture suggested in the article is terrible but I think the way to respond to it is to explain why i

Sounds kind of dismissive and passive aggressive. The architecture suggested in the article is terrible but I think the way to respond to it is to explain why it's terrible from a security standpoint and then also a maintenance standpoint. If they are smart they will get it and then move on to finding a way to fix the planning problems. Stonewalling and defending your corner is something I have personally seen evolve as a kind of toxic thing in big companies leading to breakdown of communication.