I completely agree with your first paragraph.
But TheFogan was probably not explaining UDP to an HR person in this scenario.

Esperanto was a nice idea, but it’s almost exclusively based on European languages.

Good for you. I also bought one recently. I hate it, though, and only use it for travel.
I need something that stays on the ground and not move upwards along the Z-axis when handling it due to its sheer lightness.