Reading comprehension is a biggie

The fact is, one simply cannot simply pick apart the expressions people (e.g. kernel maintainers) use, as if one were deciphering some odd C preprocessor macro, and pronounce "that clearly means they're anti-Rust" or something. English isn't like that; it has context and "global state" all over the place!

English (and other) language comprehension requires:
* reading the full context,
* putting yourself in the shoes of the writer. What might their general circumstances be? What do they probably know that you don't? They clearly have a reason for saying what they do.
* Not making emotional assumptions about what they *might* mean
* What is their overall point?
* When in doubt, assume good faith.

Re-reading (for example) the whole of Ted's email https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250208204416.GL1130956@mit... in that light, one realizes there's no reason to be contentious.