As ever, you can always answer a question in a headline with "No!" But the bigger point is this:
[A]rguing passionately about dumb topics is the web’s raison d’être.
All interesting, useful and considerate. I expect nothing less. I suppose the only fly in the ointment is this gem:
Podcasting has thrived, grown, and made tons of money for tons of people
I'm not really seeing that.