Carbon-steel knives are high-maintenance. And that's the point

I liked it --- it doesn't have to be true to be thought-provoking, but also: it was the logic I used when I bought a carbon steel nakiri for my brother; that he would read the intent behind the gift as a show of respect. If he doesn't want to maintain the knife, he doesn't have to use it! Erin came back from Tokyo a few years back with a stainless-clad nakiri that I use every day, and a carbon steel nakiri with my surname engraved on it that I use maybe once a year. I'm still thrilled to have the carbon-steel nakiri!

(I have a carbon-steel gyuto I use all the time, but I bought it specifically so I could get good at sharpening it when it eventually dulls, which it stubbornly refuses to do.)

Maybe HN just strips them out? It's the thought that counts! Either way: Atlantic posts are fine for HN.