alt Hacker Newsi personally never found that a compelling analogy, just because we do understand computers but we don't understand the brain.
but i guess that's the rhetorical move being used, substitute something the audience doesn't understand with something they do understand.
I think it’s more than just translating to a non-understanding audience. I think it’s their point of view being tainted by the technology of their age, so the firmly believe it’s true.
But I agree, it’s not a compelling argument especially when you do understand at least a bit of both domains.