“I mentioned authors I know as I have read them.”
You randomly missed the authors with a different opinion to yourself?
“I think you missed the point about the donations.”
I think our views on this chicken-egg problem are not objective.
“You know the truth, you are trying to downplay their influence but you know the truth.”
You know the truth, you are trying to overplay their influence but you know the truth.
See what happens when one makes unverifiable claims?