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You are basically a caricature of my assessment of Rippetoe that I said from the start: Rippetoe is incredibly stubborn and not very adaptive. There are many different ways to coach a lift depending on factors such as frame. He always seems glued to one way and he's like that with his overall philosophy as well.
I also get a laugh that you referenced Haack - who squats high bar and completely different than how Rippetoe coaches. On top of that, he actually recommends beginners focus more on a "powerbuilding" program that is quite a bit different from Starting Strength.
I didn't realize the term "powerbuilding" is still known. I thought it died down.
Everyone should be on a powerbuilding program. Everyone, with or without drugs, should be a perma-bulker until it's time to take care of health. At that point, go on a cut and then do a healthier version of perma/clean bulking after their cut.