I mean, if we're expanding it to "random guys' honest assessment of Spydercos and competitors" and can keep it friendly and the footprints shiny... I'm on board :D
I'll be the contrarian and say that while I think CRK has good designs and excellent manufacturing, they don't capture the essence of what I want in a folder nearly as well as various Spyderco models do. A few years after I really got into knives, I tried them out - PJs, a micarta inlay, Wilson Combats (all 21s). I've kept the Wilson Combats + a Mnandi for fancy events and sold the others. I like them but I generally find Spydercos
a) are more ergonomic in use
b) cut better - the Sebenza is actually pretty good with the hollow grind and not being 4mm thick, but FFGs with not too much upsweep at the tip just work better for me (yeah, this would be an issue on the Slysz Bowie for me...give me leaf blades and Endura-style clip points with low tips)
c) have better steel - the soft S35VN they were using then is difficult to get a crisp edge on and it drives me
nuts (I've heard this has improved, though?)
d) have better action for my use - a "hydraulic" framelock like CRK makes is very smooth but has neither a crisp, fast, ball detent action when opening nor a backlock's self-close bias.
Additionally, I find Spydercos have sufficiently good build quality for my taste, if that makes sense? CRK may be the gold standard, but Taichung build quality is about the point where I stop being able to point to anything to nitpick.
So absolutely try them out - they've been a mainstay for decades for a reason, and I'm not getting rid of my WC 21 pair - but don't feel too bad if you realize you still prefer Spyderco. :D
(If the question is about how best to spend $400, Bradley 2 + K390 Endura + dual-side CBN benchstone gets my vote. The math starts looking even better if you got your Bradley 2 when they came out in 2015 for $128. :p )
Cheers, folks. Whatever you carry, enjoy it.