It is a very convincing argument in a Socratic-style debate.
My mother told me that yours are the names you call others. Apparently, Steve did not hear that from anyone. Or, more likely, he did but forgot.
I decided to make that comment after reading the title.
As once John Kerry said, Steve has the right to write and publish whatever he feels like.
I feel disrespected and cheated on my membership fee when Medium recommends me that kind of intellectual inspiration.