I think I take issue more with the article about the technique than the technique. "Whining" and "crybaby" are very insulting words, and I think the article writer was trying to make people angry, as journalists will.

I'd prefer my t to tell me if he saw me caught in a loop, or if I was stuck, or even if I was annoying him repeatedly, because that is almost certainly an effect I'm having on people in my real life, too. I would hope he would think more about his phrasing and communication, though, because if he told me to stop whining he'd get an earful of strong language (and crying, probably).