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Yes, the timing of this post just after Gowers' post is fascinating. It is almost as if the marketing machine is well oiled.

What marketing machine? You think someone's paying me to do this?

When you descend into conspiracy theorizing to defend your prejudices, it's time to stop and reconsider.

You can see by who entered the discussion (not you) and immediately sank certain comments that this is a protected submission. One wonders why.

Or perhaps the criticisms are objectively unhinged and are so down voted without having to invent a conspiracy.