There's nothing to "defend". It's incomparably better, because it is strongly opinionated, and therefore makes anyone think twice before making similarly stupid

There's nothing to "defend". It's incomparably better, because it is strongly opinionated, and therefore makes anyone think twice before making similarly stupid changes in the future. All those "the way I see it" and "I think" clauses in rewritten version is a false modesty, reeking of pretense and BS. There's also that closing "thank you" that is as disingenuous as it gets. That's just like thanking someone who just washed your car with a cloth full of sand. Yes, there was an effort involved, and the intent might've been good, but do they deserve a Thank You? No, of course, they don't.