I think the intensity of the second half of this article may be compensated by the sheer amount of footnotes and references. I mean, that much bibliographic work amounts to a quite compelling argument from authority¹. Someone who dozes out and scrolls fast will notice this, and may think that so much work is worth the effort to try and read.

1: Which isn't a fallacy until you know more about the subject. And I trust lukeprog with the relevance and accuracy of his bibliographic work.