Nope, I was being direct. I believe the things I wrote (at least with some degree of probability). I just don’t think it’s helpful, or advances the discussion

Nope, I was being direct. I believe the things I wrote (at least with some degree of probability). I just don’t think it’s helpful, or advances the discussion to say them the way I did (or at all). I said them that way to illustrate a point. You’ve failed to grasp this point. Being direct is good sometimes, but not always. And sometimes being “direct” is used to mask bullying behavior. The “google manifesto” is one such example. I’d guess you consider it “being direct”?