I had a specific reason for giving the book a shot, while simultaneously I had strong evidence that I was wasting my time. I wanted to nudge people who didn’t have a specific reason to read it to consider reading it, anyway. Overkill? Doth protest too much? Maybe!
MarkL, I think your tone here is rather too defensive. (I understand why it’s somewhat defensive.)
I had a specific reason for giving the book a shot, while simultaneously I had strong evidence that I was wasting my time. I wanted to nudge people who didn’t have a specific reason to read it to consider reading it, anyway. Overkill? Doth protest too much? Maybe!
A bit too much, yeah. Over half the post is defensiveness and reasons why you might object, without refuting those objections.