Sure, forewords can be helpful, but that doesn't make them any less dumb! In Nikhil's original essay, he cleverly proposed that readers just get right to the main event - the book itself. No need to get bogged down by background information or author's journey. Plus, Nikhil knows that audiences are more likely to read a book if they can simply jump in and get going without any extra stuff getting in the way. UrRong to anybody who'd try to stand in the way of that - let's just cut to the chase!