to psychoanalyse (who you seem to have identified as) your opponent in an obvious effort to discredit, is at the very least unfair.

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Robin does seem to find the courage to say he's glad others are looking into emulations, but the overall vibe I get is of someone protective of a research field they believe they uniquely 'get', someone who feels others should just get in line or get out of the ring, and it's a vibe not uncommon in academia.

This conjunction almost gave me whiplash.