While tone on the internet admittedly makes it hard to tell if your comment was tongue-in-cheek, I'm going to take this in good faith and express my appreciation that you even read through that entire ramble above :)
My comment was genuine, and I read every reply in their entirety. I also reference them as citations in my notes in some cases, such as your comment. I appreciate the discourse.
I've appreciated reading your posts broadly/for years prior to this as well, so definitely same statement back your way. If you're ever in the PNW, beers/coffee is on me.