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>I don't know why you feel the need to give people your background/ability/level to bolster your argument.

I think it's because you said the following:

> ... what reads like a junior engineer's half baked rant on the uselessness of engineering managers.

I agree the person you're replying to is ranting a bit, but that comes across as saying "you're wrong because you don't have enough experience".