The linked article seems to take a different normative position than the research paper. A more neutral tone would be okay if they agreed. But the author is exp

The linked article seems to take a different normative position than the research paper. A more neutral tone would be okay if they agreed. But the author is explicitly distancing themselves from any implication that they agree that it is good to deprogram so-called conspiracy theorist. The alternative would be to sarcastically agree/celebrate the research. Which wouldn’t necessarily be obvious to everyone. But perhaps not intellectually insulting?