I don't think it's an odd opener at all as it assumes the reader knows the argument and that by now they should know better (that its not true). It's probably

I don't think it's an odd opener at all as it assumes the reader knows the argument and that by now they should know better (that its not true). It's probably a fairly fitting opener given that it then dives into perception of input latency, which is a less common or discussed topic.