"but strong mode-decision pipelines can pick the right mode for the job and save lots of bits" - citation needed. just a bit above author claims lossless is not

"but strong mode-decision pipelines can pick the right mode for the job and save lots of bits" - citation needed. just a bit above author claims lossless is not useful for web, disregards modular jxl that uses nearby pixel predictors (even though it can be lossy, too), then produces this claim against vardct. spoiler - dct frequencies ARE using "nearby pixel values" really strange article.