I'm more OK with the nullc ban than I thought I'd be. Let them stew in ignorant rage; Conde Naste doesn't deserve your free content.
The problem with your sentiments is that nullc is the best judge of how to spend his time in the most valuable way, and he choose to spend time on reddit dispelling ignorance. Also when such a high profile and well regarded dev gets treated like this it deters other talent (this effects the protocol negatively).
Its a serious issue imo.