I agree that they're BS, but they're common and pernicious, and as such worth a proper response, frustrating as that might be.
> And because "so strongly" is not based on some objective measurement, but what you could gauge from a random comment. Maybe he likes/is used to using strong language (e.g. like Linus is) without necessarily feeling that "strongly" about it.
Fair enough. I got that impression because of some other comments by the same person in this thread, but you're right, I might be reading into things.
Just that I find a question like "why do you feel so strongly about X" can be infuriating, and make the other indeed feel strongly (when they were just casually writing their opinion with some strong words before).
Kind of like "relax" can make someone angry ("I AM relax") when they were perfectly relaxed before.
Because he doesn't like BS arguments?
And because "so strongly" is not based on some objective measurement, but what you could gauge from a random comment. Maybe he likes/is used to using strong language (e.g. like Linus is) without necessarily feeling that "strongly" about it.