I think the more important counter-argument is "that ten lines of assembly just barely did one thing; the ten lines of Haskell was most of the program: clearly it will be easier for you to understand a single wire or switch than to understand an entire computer, but that isn't a valuable insight".
Hyperbole (if that is what the commenter was using and didn't seriously think it) should be used carefully when it reinforces stereotypes that are so damaging.
