> Calling my thought a "fallacy" because I've made up my mind prematurely makes no sense.
Fallacy can be determined by your argument alone.
> You (and the author) have made up your mind too.
In fact, I'm more inclined to side on you on the issue. One should not accept bad or fallacious arguments just because one has inclination to agree with the result.
To me, this seems like just another old vs. new turf war and I predict it will turn out like the previous ones. "Everything must change for everything to remain the same".
I'm not saying "it couldn't possibly" be a problem, I'm describing what I see, like you, and like the article.