I don't get the adversarial tone about this.

My intention in asking the question isn't to create animosity. I'm just curious why the thing that I've observed is a thing.

Because bringing up “what about Y?” When the discussion topic is X and there is no connection to Y goes against HN norms.

But there is a connection between the X and Y in this case.

One is a subset of the other. We're talking about the same thing man, I'm just making the point that I feel that there should be greater emphasis on the subset.

Look at the top thread in this post, people are doing a very similar thing.

I truly think that the pop-sci interest in mitochondria stems from the nickname and for no other reason and to me that's a very interesting thing.

Ribosomes and mitochondria are not the same thing.

Agreed. Ribosomes are a subset of mitochondria.

Neither one is a subset of the other. I think you are very confused about your microbiology. I'm not going to continue this conversation.