Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no "point of view of a photon." Photons do not have frames of reference. So you are completely incorrect insofar as what you are saying is physically nonsense.
Again, take it up with Tyson and others with doctoral-level credentials who've made a career out of explaining these subjects to the unwashed laity. I'm not one of those people. Nobody posting on Hacker News is, as far as can be discerned. If you and others in the thread feel that these popular authorities are spreading misinformation or using inappropriate analogies, doesn't it behoove you to raise an objection with…
So you take no responsibility for spreading misinformation if the prior source is not corrected? Sounds like you're acting in bad faith then.
You can win an internet argument anywhere, but if that's all you want to achieve here, then maybe stop trying to debate physics.