The core lesson here is that "readability" is personal, and any attempt to reason about "more" or "less" that doesn't translate that into more specific, measura

The core lesson here is that "readability" is personal, and any attempt to reason about "more" or "less" that doesn't translate that into more specific, measurable outcomes (like time to find a bug, or time to add a new feature) is a very good way to nerd-snipe a large number of people into creating a lot of hot air.