People, though, tend to spiral down into the bikeshedding abyss. It’s one thing to stand your ground about a linting rule that has proven effective in combatting certain classes of errors that you encountered in the field. It’s another thing to make every discussion be about linting rules.

I cannot put it into words right, but you can see there’s usually a vibe. It will be different coming from an experienced developer knowing what they are talking about from lived experience, and from a clueless one who has seen shit but is hell bent on process and rules.