I’m giving you a star because I feel like the conversation deserves it if not the comment itself.

Here’s my takeaway, I’ll share it; for all the negative aspects of internet journalism which Jalopnik has to accept as a car-blog (and Gawker baby) there is one, great big positive - the discovery, development and promotion of new and upcoming talent.

Is it really though? Honestly, I don’t know.

Part of it, sadly, is just the nature of the game and we, as readers of generally free stuff, should probably keep that in mind but all the same there’s a tenuously justifiable sense of entitlement by those long-timers who think maybe this should be done that way or that should be done this way.

If Freddy’s been bitten by the click bug, we’re all doomed.

I love living in Canada if only for the epic dumbing-down of our pumps.

I learned to drive in a Type II we’d taken across the country (Canada) and back. What started as youthful contempt for a less-than-modern car has, over the decades, grown into a deep, abiding love for the damn things. It was terrible, but it was also splendorous.

I don’t get it.

“They’re already drunk, let’s water down the beer.” - Jalopnik on its readership, probably.

This article is literally a bunch of fluff around a video.

High praise.

I don’t 4x4. I don’t RC. I’m not even a Land Rover enthusiast.

I for one welcome a trend of unresolved epic sagas!

I ain’t no bastich.

The main man.

Strike that last “not”.

You’re drunk, thinking bigger of yourself than you really are and some guy, he’s actually bigger than you, is doing great with the ladies while you have no luck at all. You’re thinking, “Fuck that guy for whatever reason in particular.” Get up, take a swing. You’re drunk, out of your league and easily as confused as…

This comment just added a new filter to my worldview.

I also nominated Forge for this and still feel like he’s a stronger contender than most of the entries on this list for one reason alone; he’s not a giant ego-maniac.

I mean, they called it “Evolution” so logically isn’t the latest/last iteration kind of obligated to be the best and most evolved?