He repeatedly makes assertions that "the authors" have "no idea what they're talking about". The difference between flaming an individual person and "the author

He repeatedly makes assertions that "the authors" have "no idea what they're talking about". The difference between flaming an individual person and "the authors" is thin at best, arguably only different in that it flames more than one person at once. And honestly, to the extent he's correct, I think that's fine. But let's not kid ourselves about what we're reading.