Thom,

I recently wrote a related piece, and while it could be considered a bit extreme (mostly by me) and doesn't begin to approach the importance or skill of your article, you might find some connected ideas.

(I'm unpaid on Medium, so this isn't about numbers.

https://foofaraw.medium.com/ye-shall-give-birth-and-god-shall-raise-up-a-righteous-army-f9f2ff1ea78d

Thank you. (I promise there will be no quiz.)