The "piece of crap blogpost" details their data and methodology and gives a link to the published paper that the "piece of crab blogpost" is about. Because you

The "piece of crap blogpost" details their data and methodology and gives a link to the published paper that the "piece of crab blogpost" is about. Because you aren't attacking data or methodology I have to assume your post reflects more issues you are struggling with than issues raised by the paper. Of course, I'm sure the data and methodology have flaws or need further research. It's not within my skillset to judge it. But these things are almost never perfect or the end all. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2014.0538 https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2014.0538