For the last two months I've been sleeping for 4 hours a night, thinking about Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep". 130 hours of writing and research and 6000 words later:https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/ …
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The statement "lack of sleep will not outright kill you" when read alone has the following counterfactual interpretation "if you were to sleep less, you will not die" (extreme) or "if you were to sleep less, your longevity will not suffer" (more realistic).
It definitely threw me off until I read the end of your post where you acknowledge all the state of the science. It isn't obvious that you are mainly questioning Walker's basis for making statements, rather than commenting about the science in general.
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ok this is actually somewhat concerning, however - doesn't the introduction make it clear? I say that I cover five most egregious mistakes and then I say "no, ..." five times..
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Your article is very clear on this, you bring up what you mean and don't mean repeatedly. The 5 bullet points in your tweet though could use some clarification. It could begin with something like "Why We Sleep" makes 5 unsupported claims" or something like that.
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