I totally understand if people are just downvoting me for being off-topic (I tried to keep the majority of my comment on-topic, but might not have done a very good job), but if the down-voting is due to the content of the post, I&#x27;m genuinely interested in understanding why.  Thanks! (And apologies for the wall of text, it&#x27;s just that this topic has stirred up a lot of feelings for me.)