alt Hacker NewsTech issues don't exist in a vacuum; the idea that tech--a thing we use to enhance our lives, in a discussion literally about doing that--can only be considered from a purely mechanical standpoint is a thought-terminating cliché at this point.
Considering the uses and impact of tech is part of talking about it; you can't limit discussion just to the wires.
> It's a use-case that is either inefficient or inhuman, and I find it really odd that it's one that you value.
You could have simply asked without denigrating the commenter.