I do not think that it is just a mere rant It draws our attention to the amazing fact that the average of distribution resides between extremes rather than asks to forget it I have actually realized it and this is how I discovered Dijkstra rant There are not much people paying attention to this account Yet it is so amazing that it worth a note in WP I am sure Probably Dijkstra was so angry because you keep rejecting any valuable piece of information in WP Nobody rejects his GoTo considered obsolete just because it is also a rant I always wonder why western public is indoctrinated to hate the rants It is cool to listen at non conformist account after all Rejecting rants helps to suppress the dissident voices I think This guy says that something is silenced shut him up Why Because disliking something is a rant That is how tolerance to imperfection is developed