Eco, Mish's comment *was* ignorant.
ig⋅no⋅rant
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Use ignorant in a Sentence
–adjective
1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics.
3. uninformed; unaware.
4. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement.
If made an unfounded statement about something related to computers and Mish called me ignorant, he'd probably be right. I wouldn't be offended. But I'm also not insecure about my intellect or my ego.
Honestly, I don't care if he's ignorant, or you are. I care that you try to learn. Sweeping statements that are just wrong need to be pointed out as such, they prevent rational thought and learning.