Would you like an in-game parser?

[Taika]

Our experiences probably vary.

As already pointed out, this is not a question of personal "experiences" or feelings. You claimed:

Very rarely do you run into an actual conversation promoting parsers as a tool for self improvement

While anyone can surely open any parser discussion thread, and I can bet within 10 random pages you will find conversation about promoting parsers as a tool for self improvement (unless the thread has derailed or that particular part of the thread would somehow happen to be discussing a very specific issue). You made a claim and its truth is not difficult to check.

(Also, I don't know what you meant with "not going to bother with me", but this is in no way personal from my side, I have no idea who you are and no opinion of you as a person, I'm only replying to what you write and I suggest you do the same. Or not, if you don't want to. )