This is like proving a negative. Or like trying to teach life lessons to a teenager with know it all complex.
Trying to tell someone that can't figure hydro out that hydro is better is like talking to a wall.
LOTS of people have had improved results from hydro thus PROVING it can be done. If...
What kind of airstone and pump?
The air stone needs to be directly under the roots. Any roots outside the air column are likely to suffer.
Air stones clog. Never reuse. I change them out when I start a plant and again when in go to flower. Multiple stones is good as long as the pump can...
Res changes only required every 10 days. Large res dwc sites topped by float controller from RO. Start pH low and let it swing up between changes 5.5 - 6.0