I sincerely am, here, because one of the purposes of discussion here is to talk about ideas for what they are, not for the window-dressing that they're presente

I sincerely am, here, because one of the purposes of discussion here is to talk about ideas for what they are, not for the window-dressing that they're presented with. In the vast majority of places, no, I'm not surprised at all. I agree with what you're saying.