[dionidium]

There's a tendency in some to add a bunch of hedge words to statements like this. "Humbly, I think -- and this is just my opinion -- that Jeff Bezos may want to -- I mean, it's up to him, but if he wants to! -- consider putting his money into libraries."

This is a misguided pursuit of modesty. It's less clear and reads as false, anyway.

Just say what you mean. We all know it's just your opinion without all the weasel words. Nobody is going to mistake it for anything else.

[ashark]

> Just say what you mean. We all know it's just your opinion without all the weasel words. Nobody is going to mistake it for anything else.

People on the Web will. They hate succinct, accurate, clear (so, good) writing and will settle for nothing short of explicitly disavowing association with or endorsement of any conceivable evil with which an intentional/incompetent misreading of your words could possibly connect you, absurdly hedging and qualifying every statement as if attempting to make a favorable wish with a hostile genie, and burying all opinions in wishy-washy garbage.