As usual, the article grossly oversimplifies the position of the people in it, and the discussion on HN focuses on the gross oversimplifications.

Better to hear it from the horse's mouth eg:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k56wra39lwA

https://mollyrocket.com/casey/stream_0019.html

https://mollyrocket.com/casey/stream_0020.html

You might still disagree, but at least you'll have something coherent to disagree with.