An aside: this article has a lot of bold text, which I find quite distracting. I've seen it said that over-reliance on formatting to make your point is a sign o

An aside: this article has a lot of bold text, which I find quite distracting. I've seen it said that over-reliance on formatting to make your point is a sign of poor writing. Most of the bold text could have been removed without any drop in impact (in fact, it would have greater impact because whatever bold text is left would actually stand out).