It's easier for PHP developers to write it off as "a pissing contest" than to face the cold hard truth: PHP is, objectively, awful. There is literally no reason

It's easier for PHP developers to write it off as "a pissing contest" than to face the cold hard truth: PHP is, objectively, awful. There is literally no reason to choose it over today's alternatives other than market inertia, which is exactly what articles like this one are trying to stop.