How is it not valid? There are documented tests of exactly how and why the database loses data (just like there are studies showing the effects of alcohol), and you have claimed that "it's fine, because it never happened to me". You said the claim was baseless when it wasn't - there is another very popular HN post recently documenting how someone ran a test, proved the database was losing data, and the issue was closed as wontfix (but later reopened). Is aphyr's entire article baseless (and the one he wrote 2 years ago).
In the face of actual data, and reproducible tests - isn't saying something like "well it didn't happen to me" dense?
The comparison might be insensitive, so excuse me for hurting your feelings, but I don't see how its invalid.
A more apt analogy then would be someone saying "My database runs with 100% uptime for 3 years, so there is no reason for me to keep backups"
In the face of actual data, and reproducible tests - isn't saying something like "well it didn't happen to me" dense?
The comparison might be insensitive, so excuse me for hurting your feelings, but I don't see how its invalid.
A more apt analogy then would be someone saying "My database runs with 100% uptime for 3 years, so there is no reason for me to keep backups"