I get the basic premise: the idea is that storytelling is how to explain concepts and ideas. It's just one of those glaringly obvious observations.

> The argument boils down to anything you can't explain doesn't exist, which is shortsighted and pseudointellectual.

Yeah, 100% agree. I prefer the old Feynman's quote (paraphrasing): If you can't explain it to a 5 year old, then you probably don't understand it.

(that doesn't mean it doesn't exist)