Tony Morris

Scala only continues to exist because, "I don't know of a better way to solve that problem." Let's learn better ways.

This is true.

If "not enough positive" is the best reason otherwise… well, I think that strengthens the case for its importance.

Part of being positive is people tend to switch off pretty quick if you put them on the defensive, and people tend to be defensive if they think their being attacked.

This is a massive over-simplification. I am on the defensive about the existence of Scala and the destruction that results. It is now perfectly reasonable to believe my person is being attacked?

People extrapolate, not always correctly.

Yes. But that doesn't mean that "more positive" is going to help this in any way at all. In fact, I have strong evidence that wishful thinking, or "pretend positivity", continues to encourage it.

It's not pretend positivity. It's not being overly antagonistic, Stating a language people use is unethical implies they are also unethical. If people feel they have been attacked as being unethical, they are going to switch off and you don't help them move on.