Why do some people dislike Tae Kim's guide?

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OP: I suggest you just search the forums for this topic. There have been plenty of discussion about his guide already.

And perhaps, start here with this rather comprehensive review of what’s problematic about Tae Kim’s guide:

A small rant about Tae Kim's Guide

I regularly see Tae Kim’s guide suggested, and hearing it recently implied to be always or almost always correct kind of triggered me to write this, which I wanted to make my own post. To start with an external somewhat authoritative force, the creator of Imabi posted this on r/LearnJapanese: One quality that the creator of Tae Kim lacks which I’ve embraced for quite a lot time has been humility, and I believe it serves as the core difference between our philosophies and the stance of vetera…