Further proof that no one cares: Steam's Hardware Survey March 2010. Most prevalent resolution amongst gamers? 1280x1024, at 19%. Second place is 1680x1050, at 18%. Neither of those are particularly high, with the highest resolution in the survey being 1920x1200 at 6% and "Other" is only 3.4%.
His point, and I have to agree with it, is that I had 1280x1024 in 1995 and 1600x1200 a few years later. And incidentally the displays were brighter and had a larger color gamet.
Besides when his eyes go in a few years he won't care about the high resolutions anymore.
Because he is staring at low resolution screens! For the sake of your eyes, get a high resolution display!