I don't believe I said anything was wrong with it or anything else there. Most of the things I listed have their uses. That was completely not my intention to s

I don't believe I said anything was wrong with it or anything else there. Most of the things I listed have their uses. That was completely not my intention to say they're bad, I hope that's not the point people are getting from my post. The point is how uncritically some of these things get taken, and how easily people will believe fantastic, unfounded claims. And not just a few gullible idiots, but huge swaths of academia and industry.