@Philtard
So, consensus was the thread had run its course and what point you'd wanted to make, had in fact been made.
Your OP, honestly, read a bit tongue-in-cheek although your earnest intentions did show in here-and-there moments as the discussion progressed (or ripened, as it were).
Something important to remember in addressing a more or less red-button topic with the Community, is to use your OP as a platform to frame what sort discussion you would like to see follow from it.
Keep this in mind moving forward and also the location of thread, as you yourself noted. Heavies are a little too high-octane for that sort tactful discussion, if you know I mean.
Hope that helps.