User blog comment:Billicusp/Uggh/@comment-12.144.5.30-20160112070930/@comment-2033667-20160117085549

As I see it, the question at hand is "are alloys good?" This question is subjective and it depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

One large number philosophy is "construct the largest numbers with the simplest tools." Here, "simplest" implies "non-arbitrary." People who hold this view prefer functions and numbers that emerge naturally, and consider alloys fabricated and artificial.

It is safe to say that Cookiefonster, Googology Noob, and Emlightened hold this view, and Louis does not. I believe that is why people have been seemingly talking past each other in this discussion.