This actually builds on my point. In the abstract, I can certainly appreciate the ideas here. But in the abstract it is fairly unobjectionable (still useful!) w

This actually builds on my point. In the abstract, I can certainly appreciate the ideas here. But in the abstract it is fairly unobjectionable (still useful!) wisdom. So, what purpose do the wisdoms serve in this context? For you, they served the entire takeaway value of the article. But their relation to the thesis was something like philosophical fortune cookies. They operate in that future space where the thesis has been auto-accepted and the audience is now advised by the author how they can prevent falling victim to the threats they are now afraid of.