I've been called worse things, and at this stage in life it is hard to be offended by people who don't know me well enough to give an insightful insult. But I hadn't responded to the earlier comment because it was more generally antagonistic and seemed to reflect a (possibly intentional?) misinterpreted and negative reading of the blog. "Don't feed the trolls", as the saying goes.

I started writing that particular blog with different experimental methods in mind, but wrote so much as a prerequisite that I wanted to stop and make that first part a standalone post. My last paragraph was supposed to make it clear that this was a launching off point, rather than a summation of everything I know about decision theory or experimentation.

Thanks for writing more substance into this comment. These opinions are sensible, I agree with much that you wrote here. On one: I do use MABs and see them as a feasible method for many organizations, and at some point I'd like to write about some challenges with those too.

Wishing you the best in your techbro or ftxbro or <whatever>bro life too!