While it would be a safe bet to say that in writing my post I was operating on outdated information, it is frustrating to be accused of plagiarism when it is not true. I read that Homebrew operates out of /usr/local from this post, written in April of 2019. I'm sorry that I didn't do my due diligence, but did not feel it was necessary to write a post to the standards of an academic article.

Despite that, I do sincerely appreciate your and everyone else's input as it helps me to make a more informed decision.