It would be helpful to know to what extent Paul feels like he endorses the FAQ here… I don’t want to invest huge amounts arguing with this until I know to what extent Paul agrees with either the FAQ, or that this sounds like a plausible locus of disagreement.
Note that the second paragraph of zhukeepa’s post now contains this:
ETA: Paul does not have major disagreements with anything expressed in this FAQ. There are many small points he might have expressed differently, but he endorses this as a reasonable representation of his views. This is in contrast with previous drafts of this FAQ, which did contain serious errors he asked to have corrected.
Note that the second paragraph of zhukeepa’s post now contains this: