Why? I think the original blog post, which he is replying to, demands a reply.

Its a breath of fresh air to get this whole debate out in the open

I do not think the original blog post demands a reply. Zig people have already written about this. I found the original blog post quite complimentary of Zig and the community.

It is challenging for me to imagine how one would think an article like this is net beneficial for the community rather than reacting with grace.

Jared’s post was entirely technical, this post was mostly personal.