The author does not say 'conflict', he uses 'contrast' instead which is perfectly justified. Your subtly offensive (a)-(g) list seems to imply that the reasons

The author does not say 'conflict', he uses 'contrast' instead which is perfectly justified. Your subtly offensive (a)-(g) list seems to imply that the reasons for this contrast are rooted solely in the emotions of those who use LaTeX. I am fine with that but I am not sure I would agree with your (a): for me it is more like 10 min with a keyboard vs 2 hrs with a mouse.