it's a data point among others that SpaceX is doing something right. It's a much better argument also than the "rocket man bad" takes that envelop every Musk-related topic on HN

NASA has also existed for 80 years and conducted far more manned missions than spaceX has.

The intent was not to take a stab at NASA but rather provide a dumb counterargument to the parent poster's immature rant which would still make more sense than his positioning. Juvenile and counterproductive in retrospect.