Question for the SEO community: is this normal?

Lars: [https://larslofgren.com/codesmith-reddit-reputation-attack/](https://larslofgren.com/codesmith-reddit-reputation-attack/) Me: [https://michaelnovati.substack.com/p/a-response-to-lars-lofgrens-codesmith](https://michaelnovati.substack.com/p/a-response-to-lars-lofgrens-codesmith) This is about a coding bootcamp that collapsed and blamed $9.2M of damages on ME alone on Reddit and I systematically debunked everything he wrote. He didn't ask for comment from me and I would have fact checked. Even his own evidence had mistakes he didn't realized I would have pointed out. So I'm just super confused because he can't be THAT MUCH of an idiot right? Like He seems to pride himself in taking down scams. So I'm trying to see if this is just some kind of SEO thing trying to spread without really knowing who he was dealing with here. I took down a whole bad-actor Reddit Marketer and all of their accounts, mapped it all out for months, etc... if Lars cared about taking out the bad guys I have a GREAT story.