And it isn't like we've been hiding under a rock. We're just getting tired of doing it. He's an overrated economist that nobody that greatly understands Bitcoin takes seriously. He's like Opera, accessible to the masses, emotionally involved, but utterly void of a deep understanding of the issues involved.
If you want to make widely inaccurate claims about something that is controversial you are going to get lots of upvotes. The problem with Bitcoin is that the people that informed about it are usually tilt pro-Bitcoin[1], while the people that are against Bitcoin usually haven't done enough research into economics, mathematics, and politics.
[1] We're not the lunatics that post on /r/bitcoin everytime Bitcoin doubles. Many of us see valid challenges ahead for Bitcoin, especially from the government.