You’ve judiciously used the length of your career to buttress various controversial claims throughout this thread. Don’t get me wrong; I love me a controversial

You’ve judiciously used the length of your career to buttress various controversial claims throughout this thread. Don’t get me wrong; I love me a controversial opinion. Nothing quite like the sound of a crumbling institution. But your constant claim to authority is jarring, and to put the burden of proof on someone else here is a bit too much. He merely questioned the ironclad value of your opinion as gospel “just because you have a lot of experience”. He didn’t even say it’s definitely wrong , but that it’s not necessarily always a good argument. That is completely fair. You can’t go and ask OP now to prove that you somehow hold a mistaken belief. You want to make controversial claims? Great, please do. Love it. But you’ll have to back them up with more than just your say-so. Experience accounts for nothing in iconoclasm. Thankfully. (And I actually think the points you raise, themselves, are interesting, and great food for thought. For the record.)