First, this belongs in Discussion.

Why? It reads rather like a Robin Hanson posting, and those seem generally regarded as superior to the run of posts appearing on the Main page here. (At least according to commenters on Hanson's blog.) It's more original and important than the average Main post. The differences I discern relative to the typical Main post is that it's concise (a plus), better written (a huge plus), and less scholarly (a small minus). By my lights, of course.

It seems a question of what you want to read here. I look for novel ideas rather than extensive scholarship. Do others really look to this blog for scholarship? And if others denigrate the posting as substandard, I have to wonder why so many have taken the time to comment.