I prefer logic to hype. If you have a reason to think the hype nullifies basic logical analysis then you're welcome to your opinion but I'm going to stick w/ logic b/c so far no one has presented an actual counter-argument w/ enough rigor to justify their stance.

I think you are applying logic and demand for rigour selectively, to be honest. Not all arguments require formalisation. I have presented mine - your linked logical analyses just aren't relevant to modern systems. I said nothing about the logical steps being wrong, necessarily.