he might be pointing out that if we were to send all of our ships at his planet and they finished wiping out what he has, that they could arguably continue their bombardment on his buildings, although by that logic, taking out his research labs should destroy his database for technologies too...
nevertheless, this is a personal choice, if you think you are treating the game as hardcore (because losing several months/years worth of hard work because you sleep in ISN'T already bad enough) then I'll say my farewells now and begin the forgetting process
I would say good day, but it almost inevitably won't be with your attitude.