I find it disturbing that this is getting so much attention. The argument (such as it is) is utterly without merit, unsupported by anything other than the tweeter's personal opinion. It is, quite simply, a troll. And it seems to be working.

In fact, the whole cultural phenomenon of paying attention to what people tweet is deeply disturbing. Twitter is not designed to support rational argument supported by data, it's designed to be a morphine drip of novelty, a machine that dispenses mental M&Ms. People who follow twitter are like lab rats pressing a lever in exchange for a drop of sugar water. It's troubling to see this phenomenon invading HN.