There is a risk of not knowing the historical context for decisions and getting a bit critical about How Daft The Ancients Were. Much of this is the cruft the

There is a risk of not knowing the historical context for decisions and getting a bit critical about How Daft The Ancients Were. Much of this is the cruft the author of TFA identifies. But so much of it was just "nature of the beast" at the time. Generosity toward these shortcomings is always in order.