Speaking from the end of the world: context is all. Experience and value judgments differ- clearly, otherwise all North Americans would be seeking passage down under, not just the 1%. ;-)

FWIW I don't believe anybody thinks the worse of you just because somebody disagreed with your views, especially on mdot that went firmly into then out of then into fashion over the careers of many here. Certainty was expressed at each step along the way and made perfect sense- until the next facts came in. Who knows whether new sets of facts one day might push mdot out again. I don't think so but if it does, neither you nor I need be embarrassed; it's a celebration of science. Otherwise the world would still be the center of the universe and bloodletting the best treatment for most diseases. ;-)

FWIW I've had some awful things done to me in business but as the decades go by, I realize that there really is karma or fate or wheels of God or whatever you want to call it, with karma and "turning the other cheek" being sides of the same coin. I think I've received comeuppance for some things I've done, too. Karma is a bitch, and it cuts both ways so we should all try to be considerate, especially since (with apologies to non-Christians) everybody has their own cross to carry in this life and who knows what it might be. JMHO.