I just want to applaud the author for being direct, and not couching their opinions in a bunch of caveats^1. Sometimes a little bit of directness (in good spiri

I just want to applaud the author for being direct, and not couching their opinions in a bunch of caveats^1. Sometimes a little bit of directness (in good spirits) helps move discussions, and people's understanding forward. ^1: Except for the caveats in the footnotes :p