You're just countering his subjective opinion with your subjective opinion.
It's like he said he prefers cherry pie, and you're saying 'no that advice has issues, I prefer apple pie.'
It's like he said he prefers cherry pie, and you're saying 'no that advice has issues, I prefer apple pie.'
If the originally submitted guide is admittedly subjective, then it seems like sharing different subjective viewpoints (with reasoning) in HN comments is a great idea. If it's a subjective thing, I'd rather hear from several viewpoints before making decisions about how to handle my own tables.
OP is just expressing his subjective view about which design is objectively better based on his expertise as a UX designer.