My take is that part of reason the article comes off as more than a rehash of someone else&#x27;s thoughts is that the author uses their story to establish credible experience with the subject and for the reader to evaluate their own experience relative to the author&#x27;s. That scale provides some readers insight into Sarkeesian&#x27;s experience that would not have been possible with a simple binary representation.<p>Creating a better understanding the potential scale of the problem is, in my opinion, a key supporting element for the author&#x27;s argument that developers should treat the potential for &quot;evil&quot; very seriously. It makes the list of strategies, not just another list of strategies on the internet. It anchors them viscerally.<p>YMMV.