There’s no need to take it as a criticism although I can see how in certain contexts you might. Here it’s meant just as a flat fact. I suppose the op was even

There’s no need to take it as a criticism although I can see how in certain contexts you might. Here it’s meant just as a flat fact. I suppose the op was even aware of it, but if you don’t spell everything out on HN then commenters who miss the main point will jump in and object. I guess you can’t win either way though.