"That's why any kind of blanket 'this chip is better than that' argument, outside the context of designe requirements, is dumb."

Agreed.

MCU A vs. MCU B
C vs. assembly
C vs. C++
Hand-rolled concurrency model vs. RTOS abstraction of same
My editor vs. yours
My religion vs. yours

All just opinions. Just nod, walk away, and use the tools that best suit your current situation.