Better is relative. While I love reading well researched and thoughtful pieces on certain topics, I also like the fact that, for instance, on HN there are quit

Better is relative. While I love reading well researched and thoughtful pieces on certain topics, I also like the fact that, for instance, on HN there are quite a few off the cuff "idea" posts that are half-baked but meant to inspire conversation and discussion than to be authoritative treatises on the subject. Merlin wanted to stop consuming and producing half-baked ideas and content, and that is his call.