I'm not saying latex should be banned or disallowed anywhere, no actual gatekeeping in that regard. There are big geek communities that lead newbies astray by

I'm not saying latex should be banned or disallowed anywhere, no actual gatekeeping in that regard. There are big geek communities that lead newbies astray by recommending it, it's a nerd snipe that wastes a lot of brain cycles better used elsewhere. It's only little b bad, not big B bad. I am saying it's a poor tool, a waste of time and an evolutionary dead end, people are allowed to fetishize poor tools, efficiency, simplicity and legibility are very poor in latex world with a high learning curve for a task that is at best tertiary to the task of doing real research, it's a tool that promotes rabbit trails, bike shedding and procrastination. And the small amount of research that has looked into this has apparently born this out in at least some small degree. It's not a hot take if it's got backing.