Reading that it really feels like he only posed the question for discussion so that he can say that he got input. It doesn't seem like the feedback is going to sway him an inch.
I'm really not a fan of default telemetry (and other aspects of Caddy), but some of the feedback in that thread is really bad and I can totally understand mholts reactions to it. Which is a shame, since it risks to drown out more detailed comments.