You're a programmer. In discussions about programming--even an unfamiliar language--you are not a "Lay Person." I hope you can see the flaw in your analogy her

You're a programmer. In discussions about programming--even an unfamiliar language--you are not a "Lay Person." I hope you can see the flaw in your analogy here. The CLANG article didn't include a sentence at the top telling you what a compiler is, what a pointer is, etc. You knew because you were part of the target audeience: people with programming knowledge. The Seeking Alpha article target audience was: People who are active investors and interested/knowledgeable wrt finance. Normally I wouldn't waste my time with comments like this but you said it's the worst submission to HN all year! And in reality, it's a very informative article that just happened to be using jargon you're unfamiliar with.