Ironically, this post's signal (business leaders should focus on fundamental questions of profitability) gets lost in the inevitable noise that accompanies a ra

Ironically, this post's signal (business leaders should focus on fundamental questions of profitability) gets lost in the inevitable noise that accompanies a rant (put-downs, despair, negativity). To me, this post demonstrates that ranting to make a point is normally counterproductive. As further evidence, I point to the comments (albeit only 4 of them at the time of this response), which deal not with the subject of the post (whatever you make that to be), but with the way it is presented. My philosophy professor in school once said (and this was years ago, so I recognize that this is paraphrased and maybe even misremembered) that he wouldn't ignore spelling and grammar mistakes in essays, because substance is inseparable from style. I tend to agree. If you want people to listen to you and engage in meaningful discussion with you (and if you're writing a blog, I assume this is what you want), you have to present your substance in a style which is conducive to this end. Ranting is rarely this style.