I've noticed that people who should know better seem to be obligated to pander to the subjectivist crowd.
Let's get this out of the way.
There seems to be a lot of profit in subjectivist equipment. Not just high prices, but
profit. It seems that many companies know and understand that subjectivists are roughly the same as Flat Earthers; illogical, unscientific and frequently deluded. So these companies seem to say to themselves, "Hm-m-m. We could make a lot of money off these people. We could pander to them, curry their favor and subsidize their wacky ideas. We'd get rich that way."
The problem with that is that
you can't put the genie back in the bottle. Once you start talking that talk and walking that walk, you've in effect legitimized the Subjectivist agenda, and the little monster grows ... and grows ... and grows.
The situation is out of hand. Companies and designers thought they were going to fleece a few dumb people that were willing to shell out bucks. Instead, they're the servants of the fallacious; they have to keep up the charade and continue the lies to stay in business.
They've backed themselves into a blind corner. And there seems to be no escape.
Reviewers are in the same predicament. They need to make up imaginary crap just to stay in line with powerful (and vocal) subjectivist juggernaut. Some can do this, and they do it well. Slick, oily and given to imaginative prose, they're sharks who swim in the same pool as their prey. But some people are just not that talented when it comes to lying. They just don't have the natural knack of bullshitting people and walking away with a thicker wallet.
I have a great deal of compassion for people who can't lie well. They seem to be inept, when in actuality they are the best among us. Too often, honesty is mocked and despised, while the slick and wily are admired for their "talents".
It won't change anytime soon. The work that Amir does here is turning the tide, but it's a lot of slow and laborious work. What we need is a turnaround. People need to learn to face reality instead of taking shelter in an illusion.
Unfortunately, I don't see that happening soon.
Jim