[bmn__]

> I assumed an official post by the Perl Steering Committee on perl.org would show the best solution

Different people have different opinions on what constitutes "best". The post author is conservative and values compatibility over conciseness.

> no information on where to start

If one doesn't know the difference, then likely local::lib is appropriate. It's already built into the installation tools: https://metacpan.org/pod/cpan#-I https://metacpan.org/pod/cpanm#-l,-local-lib

> combative attitude

The assumption of me wanting to fight comes as a surprise, but you got hold of the wrong end of the stick.