Vitalik enjoys criticizing other projects, notably Bitcoin. The differences between those two blockchains are vast, so a more simpler case study is his critique of EOS. EOS and Ethereum have a huge number of similarities. Both are attempting to use Proof of Stake, both have mostly centrally premined stake (lets ignore for now), both are trying to bring easier to use smart contracts to the world as alternatives to Bitcoin’s contracts.

No matter how you feel about EOS, it would be desirable for reviews by those pretending to be academics to be based at least a little on reality. The point is not to defend EOS, but to combat dishonesty. Vitalik is constantly caught criticizing the other project in long write ups while getting even basic information incorrect and most of his wild claims with no citations go unchallenged. The academic dishonesty of not even reaching out for help with something he hasn’t bothered to read about but delivering writing as a fact helps nobody.