I really enjoyed this critical take on the current landscape. It's a breathe of fresh air from the seemingly neverending stream of sycophants
you dont like simonw's articles?
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his blog depends upon his not understanding it."
The sycophants are plied with insider / early access, with the tacit threat that such access would be revoked if they're critical of the provider.