I disagree. Most people will read that as saying the changes he made were inconsequential (in other words the changes "basically amounted to nothing"). https:/

I disagree. Most people will read that as saying the changes he made were inconsequential (in other words the changes "basically amounted to nothing"). https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/amount+to+nothing https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/amount+to+nothing If you meant inadequate (weren't enough), rather than inconsequential (had little to no effect) you could have said it. Edit: That's not to mention that you twice doubled down on the idea he "did nothing" in other comments.