You are reading way too much into a single word and it's a shame that another nit-picking contrarian viewpoint like this gets voted to the top on HN.
I've heard Brits claim that they keep the royal family around for the amusement of Americans. No one attacks that claim because it's obviously just a joke. In this case, it's just a word that you've certainly read way too much in to (why you've done that I won't speculate).
I guess you are right, the comment did come out a bit trollish, didn't it? FWIW, it only got 8 upvotes. The reason is at the top of the comments is because of my karma level.
I've heard Brits claim that they keep the royal family around for the amusement of Americans. No one attacks that claim because it's obviously just a joke. In this case, it's just a word that you've certainly read way too much in to (why you've done that I won't speculate).