Yes, there are many lovely people, but it is best not to romanticize the community as a whole -- it's got some issues, too: https://beautifulracket.com/appendix/why-i-no-longer-contrib...

True, that wasn't my intent and you are right to draw this out into the open.

I have had the pleasure if witness a couple Matthew Butterick talks first hand and they are excellent. He is a great speaker and thinker. I have also seen the subject the article lose his cool a couple times. Which is not cool. Esp given his prominent place in the community. At this point and think he should make himself a bystander.