Guarantee they just want us to shut the fuck up.
The comment is actually substantive if you think about it for a second. Heuristics are right most of the time until they aren't.
Also see pg essay "Succinctness is Power": http://www.paulgraham.com/power.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammals_and_sonar
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/science/oceans-whales-noi...
> Some scientists say the noises from air guns, ship sonar and general tanker traffic can cause the gradual or even outright death of sea creatures, from the giants to the tiniest — whales, dolphins, fish, squid, octopuses and even plankton. Other effects include impairing animals’ hearing, brain hemorrhaging and the drowning out of communication sounds important for survival, experts say.
> A 2017 study, for example, found that a loud blast, softer than the sound of a seismic air gun, killed nearly two-thirds of the zooplankton in three-quarters of a mile on either side. Tiny organisms at the bottom of the food chain, zooplankton provide a food source for everything from great whales to shrimp. Krill, a tiny crustacean vital to whales and other animals, were especially hard hit, according to one study.