When you've been saying the same thing for the last 40 years, and seeing the same responses, more often than not made by people who don't understand where this all comes from, and which do not really counter what you're saying, you'd be rude and dismissive - especially whith the dogma that surronds the "UNIX philosophy", which, in case you aren't aware, wasn't actually put forward by anyone heavily involved with UNIX development. Some empathy with the protagonist whould help.
But I get your point...