apl is asserting a correlation, not a cause or even a symptom.

For example (and at the risk of revealing my poor music tastes :P), the phrase "volvo driving soccer mom" doesn't imply that all volvo drivers are soccer moms, nor that driving a volvo will make you a soccer mom.

Childish. Also, proving my point that not all programmers are logicians.

I actually read that post as sarcasm, not as seriousness, but I could be wrong.

He's joking, and hence the upvotes...

HN does better without such jokes. Obvious jokes are noise.

The fact that it needs to be pointed out somewhat belies that it is an obvious joke.

Well, that's because it might just be sarcastic criticism. As a joke, it is obvious. That does not mean that it is obvious that this was a joke. Which is exactly why we should do without them. It removes exactly the pointless discussion it has led to.