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by ElemenoPicuares 1236 days ago
You can write whatever you want. If someone who knows more pointing out that you're off-base is that much of a deterrent, you're probably right to avoid it. As I said above, I'm far beyond the point in life where I feel the need to hold my tongue when I recognize someone speaking with authority well outside of their expertise, especially if they're getting attention by doing so.
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The thing is, the author doesn’t seem (to me) to be speaking from a place of authority.

The post doesn’t read like a textbook. It reads like someone’s casual musings.

There are other cases where I think authors overstate their position of authority, but the tone of this blog post doesn’t have that.

off base about what? that grouping windows makes the building look less cluttered? is that a crazy thing to say out loud?