Clearly, some readers did, given all of the similar posts on the HN thread.
It's also worth noting that the article has been edited in the last hour. Some section headers read a lot more clearly and naturally now (which is awesome!).
Nah, they’re just bandwagoning at the tier that they understand and engage with the content. It’s like why the lowest effort jokes get upvoted on Reddit. Same reason complaints about CSS get upvoted on this webshit centered forum.
It's also worth noting that the article has been edited in the last hour. Some section headers read a lot more clearly and naturally now (which is awesome!).