Your point is maybe 25% of the original, so no, it's not just a really verbose way to say the same thing. In fact, there's a palpable irony in your decision to

Your point is maybe 25% of the original, so no, it's not just a really verbose way to say the same thing. In fact, there's a palpable irony in your decision to make that comment, which only reinforces the OP.