Although I'm satisfied with the choice I made for what to put in my essay, I want to thank you for pointing out the gaps between my essay and the real world, an

Although I'm satisfied with the choice I made for what to put in my essay, I want to thank you for pointing out the gaps between my essay and the real world, and for doing so in a forceful way without crossing into being querulous. This kind of discourse is, IMO, an example of Hacker News at its finest.