I got that, and I appreciate it. My comment was specifically a reaction to ragenwald's first line "Instead of accusing you of trolling, I’ll respond seriously":

I got that, and I appreciate it. My comment was specifically a reaction to ragenwald's first line "Instead of accusing you of trolling, I’ll respond seriously": I don't think the OP was trolling at all, i.e., he didn't write his post simply to get people agitated (which is my understanding of trolling), but to contrast a stereotypical argument with reality. So in that sense, the original post didn't call for a rebuttal, because it was already arguing on the same side as ragenwald - just using a different rhetorical device. I made my comment solely to point that out, and didn't expect any upvotes for it, but I'm somewhat surprised that I actually got downvoted.