I just read it as a bit of defensiveness that slipped in to the opening. "People claim we're not doing real stuff but where's THEIR real stuff huh?" Agree the e

I just read it as a bit of defensiveness that slipped in to the opening. "People claim we're not doing real stuff but where's THEIR real stuff huh?" Agree the essay would've been better without it, but at least for me it's easy to skip over.