AsI see it the whole debate is artificial The whole debate over whether some riders “need” or “deserve” a bike of some specific frame material is a manufactured debate. The idea that one frame material is superior to another is a manufactured debate point.
I imagine proud pennyfarthing riders asking’ “Does that rider Deserve a safety bicycle?”
It is a bicycle. One does not “earn” the right to ride it based on mileage or speed. One earns the right to ride it by buying or otherwise acquiring it. No one needs it. Anyone who makes the effort can own it.
We can ridicule the author but so many posters actually seem to agree. Bike frame fascism is alive and well it seems