That which is significant in the Unfolding Story.
Isn’t it possible that many of the flaws you’ve listed creep into your thinking in via the Unfolding Story? For instance, your Story is probably somewhat private in that if we were watching a space shuttle launch you’d find it sacred and I’d think it was a harbinger of space militarization. And obviously, the faith charge often comes up on this score when it comes to futurists.
Curiously, no one seems to agree on which are best, which suggests that people value very different aspects of his writing.
Shouldn’t we then consider that the awesomeness mean to which authors (broadly) regress reflects less their talent/circumstances and more our own subjective experience?