In broad terms, we write software to create or add value.

Comments though not part of the binary/executable part of the software, are a part of the source code aspect of the software. Thus, they are supposed to add value to the source code.

Comments that do not add value are pointless and wrong.

When comments do not match what the code is doing, then the software is wrong and value is lost.

Writing comments has a cost. If the comments are to have a net positive value then the cost of writing the comments must be less than the value one reaps from them.

Everything else just details.

In broad terms, we write software to create or add value.

Comments, though, are not part of the binary/executable part of the software, they are a part of the source code aspect of the software. Thus, they are supposed to add value to the source code.

Comments that do not add value are pointless and wrong.

When comments do not match what the code is doing, then the software is wrong and the value is lost.

Writing comments has a cost. If the comments are to have a net positive value then the cost of writing the comments must be less than the value one reaps from them.

Everything else is just details.