The OP clearly mentioned their respect for the individual in their comment.
They didn't appear to be "tearing anybody down." Accusing people of malice for expressing their opinion is also "not cool."
It's perfectly acceptable to not be a fan of someone's blog posts. It's also perfectly acceptable to express that in a respectful manner which they did.
Saying you respect someone is meaningless if immediately followed up by a suggestion that they're just simplifying other peoples' "real work":
> what she mostly does is simplify other people's hard work
OP also called Brendan Gregg a "god" in the same post. So Brendan is a "god" but Julia is just distilling other peoples' work? Sounds pretty disrespectful to me.
I don't mean to pull the argument one way or another one. But, IMO simplifying other people's hard work is hard work too. At least I personally find it to be.
Depending on our experience we can understand OP as being respectful (or not). I would like to give her/him the benefit of the doubt.
They didn't appear to be "tearing anybody down." Accusing people of malice for expressing their opinion is also "not cool."
It's perfectly acceptable to not be a fan of someone's blog posts. It's also perfectly acceptable to express that in a respectful manner which they did.