actually agree with the idea that we should judge people based on their popularity with customers rather than their peers. Credential are very often indicative of the former

imagine being so into consumerism that you decide to bake it into the foundations of your epistemology

Nelly had a better e/acc manifesto:

Andele andele, mami, e/acc, e/acc, / Uh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh what’s poppin’ tonight?

Better because it was more succinct and said the same things.

My doomscroll-scanning of the comments gives me the impression they are generally pissed about the laziness of the writing more than the sentiment.