I was put off by the arrogant, condescending tone of the Daring Fireball article. Thanks to Matt for giving us a more balanced, sensible point of view. The Force-quit feature is sometimes indispensable. In an earlier version of iOS, for example, I often had to force-quit the Maps app because the "End Navigation" button would not respond to a tap after I had reached my destination.
That's very kind of you - thank you. Of course, people just get frustrated when they see someone doing something they think is silly. In this case, I do think there is interesting technical and psychological aspects worth thinking about. Really glad you liked it.