I interpreted that comment as an observation “about the weather”: not defending it, just pointing it out.

There’s a parallel to that observation: these parasites are a major part of the S&P (not as much as the article claims, per another comment) which means if they decline it will look like a secular decline in the market (=> peoples’ retirement savings) which will cause vocal anguish.

That latter phenomenon is why bills like the IRA splash out so much money on the fossil fuel companies.