I’d recommend just trying for 0-1 RIR, it’s what I do on lateral raises (and most lifts) and I’d recommend it, if not for all lifts then at least for the ones where you don’t run much risk of injuring yourself near failure. With lateral raise, failure looks like you just can’t lift the dumbells or cables very far anymore, and you just put your arms back down. Shouldn’t be much of a problem where injury is concerned. It’s not like OHP or bench press 0-1 RIR which could be more risky.

Side delts are worth strengthening for anyone IMO. It’s definitely a separate goal than weight loss, in fact bodybuilding style lifting / isolation lifts have nearly nothing to do with weight loss per se.

I’ll chip in as long as I can fly it – I have 1000+ hours in flight simulator

Yeah, that is exactly what I’ve thought of Yanis V’s “critique” as well. Well said

It’s a kind of rebrand of Marxism that is missing out on some important points, even the defining elements of capitalism which are still in place. Like, he is saying capitalism is not capitalism anymore? His idea is that capitalism has been “killed” which is disingenuous at best (if he’s just using it as hyperbole) and completely wrong at worst, since we are indeed still broadly in the thick of it. It does seem sorta like he just wanted to sell a book or hear himself talk etc.