[cirrus3]

> The code is self-explanatory

Never overestimate this, there is no upside to the one time it isn't.

> Reading over-the-top verbose code is just as bad as the opposite

No it isn't, it is just as easy, and when can help it pays off, there is no downside.

> It's difficult to describe the result succinctly even with a variable name - use comments

This isn't an either or, if it deserves a comment by all means use one, but that doesn't negate the benefits of thoughtfully named vars.