Your characterization using the phrase "conventional wisdom" is demeaning. I've found that a lot of wisdom PG passes on is novel, not 'conventional'; moreover

Your characterization using the phrase "conventional wisdom" is demeaning. I've found that a lot of wisdom PG passes on is novel, not 'conventional'; moreover the observation he offers is not something I would have been able to obtain through my own life experience, and I very much appreciate him putting his thoughts out into the world for us to learn from.