[mulakosag]

I don't think anybody is asking to choose one over the other. You can love both or either of them.

[lolinder]

TFA explicitly sets out to contrast the two:

> The Lord of the Rings on the other hand — the more seriously you take Middle Earth, the dumber you get about Roundworld.

> ...

> The thought I began with, that The Lord of the Rings, whatever its merits as a fantasy tale, is brain-rot for the technological mind, is one that I find so obvious it feels barely worth stating.

It's honestly hard to read the piece because of how clearly visible the author's sneer towards those who love Tolkien is.