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I agree, I just think that with figures you describe as the "compatible left," they need to be taken with consideration as to their broader views and roles. Disclaimers are handy, such as Paul Cockshott, whose work on economic planning under Socialism is valuable, yet TERF extremism and transphobia is actively harmful.
Nobody is perfect, of course, but some people's works need to be examined from a critical lense to separate the good from the bad more than others.